Health Care

Student Health Insurance & VA Healthcare Options

There is a Health Center on the University of Maryland College Park campus for immediate non-urgent care. The University also has a Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), all undergraduate students enrolled full time must either purchase SHIP or submit a waiver for other health care coverage. Veteran students utilizing benefits to pay for school are eligible to have the SHIP paid for by VA. 

For more information about this program, go here. Please note you will need a University ID Number to enroll, so you will not be able to enroll until you are accepted and have received your UID. You must follow the instructions on the Health Center website provided at the link above to either waive or enroll in SHIP.

There are also many Veterans Affairs medical facilities in the area. To find the VA medical facility closest to you, use their website here. If you are not yet enrolled in the VA medical system, you can find a guide on how to enroll in the VA healthcare system here.