As you may know, West Virginia University and West Virginia University Institute of Technology students enrolled in six or more credit hours are required to carry adequate health insurance. This requirement also applies to international students enrolled in one or more credit hours.

All eligible students will be automatically enrolled in the WVU-sponsored Aetna student health insurance plan and assessed the student insurance fee for Fall 2023. However, students who have personal health insurance coverage or are covered as a dependent under a parent’s or spouse’s plan may opt out of the WVU plan by completing the student health insurance waiver.

Note: Returning students who opt out of the WVU plan must complete the waiver each academic year.

To complete the waiver:

1. Visit the WVU Student Insurance Office website and select the waiver application link. You will be taken to the WVU Aetna partner site.
2. Log in to the waiver site using your nine-digit WVU student ID number and date of birth.
3. Complete and submit the waiver application. Be sure to include the following information about your current health insurance policy.

• Insurance company name (e.g., PEIA, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, etc.);
• Insurance policy or group number;
• Insurance company phone number and claims address;
• Policyholder’s name and date of birth; and Policyholder’s ID.

 
Eligible students who have not successfully completed the waiver by August 1st will be automatically enrolled in the WVU plan for Fall 2023 (insurance fee is assessed to the student’s account). If the waiver is completed and approved by August 1, 2023 the student insurance fee will be credited back to the student’s account.