Professional Students : Eligibility
Students who are enrolled at least half time (6 eligible hours for undergraduate students and 5 eligible credit hours for graduate and professional students) and are attending any campus* of The Ohio State University are eligible for coverage, as are their dependents.
Exceptions apply to enrolled students taking one of the approved exception course numbers representing co-ops, internship, study abroad, and thesis or dissertation research. These students will be automatically enrolled in coverage regardless of the number of credit hours that they have enrolled in and the health insurance premium will be included in their fees, unless the student waives coverage.
Course Restrictions
The following courses are excluded from counting towards the minimum credit hours required for eligibility in the Student Health Insurance Plan:
- Distance-learning courses
- Courses taken through Continuing Education
- Courses taken as Audit
- Courses taken Pass/Non-Pass in excess of the 15 credit hours allowed by the university to count towards a degree program.
- Courses taken Grad Non-Degree; upon written request, exceptions may be granted under the following conditions:
- The student has a current application on file with the Graduate School; and
- The student has no more than 10 accumulated Grad Non-degree credit hours; and
- The course directly relates to the graduate field of study
*Students attending Central Ohio and Lima Technical Schools are not eligible to enroll in OSU Student Health Insurance. Contact those schools for other options.