However, because there are charges for diagnostic testing and other procedures at the Health Center, students are encouraged to carry health insurance to cover these expenses. Every student at UNL has the opportunity to purchase a student health insurance plan. Nonimmigrant international students are required to have health insurance, they either purchase the student health insurance plan or show that they carry insurance coverage which is equivalent to the student policy coverage. This UNL student health insurance plan is the same plan which will be purchased on behalf of eligible graduate assistants as a benefit of employment. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled for seven or more credits during academic year terms.
Dependent plans are also available on an optional basis.
For graduate assistants paid from state-aided funds, the cost of this coverage will be paid from a central University fund. The cost of the benefit for graduate assistants paid from grants, contacts, or self-supporting sources will be assessed to the funding source. If a student is supported by more than one funding source, each source will provide a pro rata share which corresponds to the percentage of salary paid to the student from the funding source. Program Details Students with eligible graduate assistant appointments will be enrolled automatically provided that the employment paperwork reaches the Office of Graduate Studies by specified deadlines. Students who wish to purchase dependent coverage or optional catastrophic coverage must do so by the deadlines specified.