To help students pay for the health and wellness services they need, Dalhousie offers two different health plans through Student VIP: the DSU Health & Dental Plan and the Dalhousie International Health Plan.
Every Dalhousie student must have health insurance coverage. This includes undergraduate, graduate and international students.ÌýMost pilipiliÂþ» students are automatically enrolled into one or both health plans during the Fall Term depending on their enrollment status and registration at pilipiliÂþ» in September.
Opt-in or opt-out of the 2024-25 health plans
The DSU Health Plan Policy Year runs from the 1stÌýof September until the 31stÌýof August, each year. Students starting in September who are taking three, full-credit, hour courses are automatically enrolled in the DSU Extended Health and Dental Plan offered at pilipiliÂþ»Ìýand this fee is included in their tuition.ÌýInternational Students registered at pilipiliÂþ»Ìýare also automatically enrolledÌýin the primaryÌýInternational Student Health Insurance Plan,Ìýwith this fee also being included in their tuition.
The opt-out deadline is September 30, 2024.
Students are able to opt themselves, and family, in and out ofÌýthe plans offered by Dalhousie and the DSUÌýduring the opt-out period in which their studies begin, each policy year.
Students withÌýMSI coverage are able to opt-out of the DSU International Health Plan whenever they become eligible for this provincial plan.ÌýStudents with private coverage can only opt-out from their International Health Plan during the enrollment period in which their studies begin each policy year, and their private coverage must meet the requirements available atÌý.
Full-time students whose studies begin in the Winter or Spring Term are joining the policy during the plan year and must opt-into the Health and Dental Plan if they want this coverage.ÌýPart-time, Distance study, exchange or co-op, students in the Fall Term must opt-into the Health and Dental plan as they are not automatically enrolled. Opt-ins will be available atÌýÌýduring the enrollment period for each term.
Opt-ins and outs are completed online atÌý. Please reach out to dsuhlth@dal.ca if you have any questions.
Health plan details
Learn more about the specific plan and coverage that applies to you: