Important Benefits Announcement
While you are away from campus, you still have full health insurance benefits through the Student Health Insurance Plan. Your benefits may be used worldwide. Access to your insurance benefits can be found
Student helpful health insurance information:
Mandatory Health Insurance Policy for All Admits
We are pleased to offer our students health insurance coverage through Aetna Student Health. Under this tab you will find some general information about our insurance plan. You can also learn how to or
All Illinois Tech students, including continuing and new international students, both graduate and undergraduate, are required to show proof of health insurance that complies with the United States Department of State guidelines. Additionally, Illinois Tech requires all international students to purchase Illinois Tech's health insurance, provided through Aetna Student Health. Waivers for comparable health insurance plans may apply. Please review our waiver policy and direct questions to student.health@iit.edu.
Online students (including students enrolled in Coursera programs) are exempt from the Illinois Tech health insurance policy and do not need to enroll in the university's health insurance plan.
Please note: All students will be billed and added to the Illinois Tech Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) once enrolled in one academic credit hour of class. Accounts will be billed according to the term of entry.