Student Handbook
Health Insurance
Student health insurance information is mailed to all new and returning students during the summer. If a student does not receive this information or needs clarification about the program, they should contact the administrative coordinator for student health insurance in Student Health Services at 781.891.2600. Any billing questions should be addressed to Student Financial Services at 781.891.2162.
The student health insurance program is administered by Student Health Services, with the billing done by Student Financial Services. The Massachusetts Universal Health Care Act mandates that all students enrolled three-quarter time to full time in a degree-granting program at all colleges and universities in Massachusetts participate in a qualifying health insurance program. The determination of full- and part-time status is made at the end of the drop-add process. Students who are enrolled less than three-quarter time are not eligible for student health insurance.
All students enrolled three-quarter time to full-time (both undergraduate and graduate, day and evening) will be billed for student health insurance. That means nine or more credits for undergraduate students and 6.75 or more credits for graduate students. To remove the fee for health insurance, an online waiver form must be completed.
Students enrolling in the fall semester will be billed for 12 months of coverage; students enrolling in the spring semester will be billed for coverage beginning in January.
All international students are required to participate in the student health insurance program offered through Bentley and may not waive the insurance. The student will be automatically enrolled and billed.
If you already have health insurance
Students who have comparable coverage (through themselves, parents or a family member) and do not require student health insurance offered through Bentley must complete a waiver form online. The online waiver must be received by August 1 for fall enrollments and by January 2 for spring enrollments. The fee for student health insurance will remain on your bill and you will be obligated to pay the amount in full unless a completed online waiver form is filled out.
