Posted on Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 at 11:16 am

International students from all over the world are attracted to Florida’s sunny weather, beautiful beaches, and world-famous attractions. These students study at any one of Florida’s many high-quality colleges and universities, including Florida Atlantic University. As an international student studying in the United States, it is likely that your school requires you to show proof of sufficient international student health insurance coverage for the duration of your studies. Your school will probably offer a sponsored health insurance plan for its students, but you may choose instead to purchase your own private health insurance. This often proves to be the cheaper option!

Alternative Insurance Coverage

At Florida Atlantic University, international students are allowed to register for classes only after they have demonstrated that they hold medical insurance coverage that meets the guidelines set by the Florida Board of Governors Regulation BOG 6.009 and FAU Regulation 4.009. International students with either F-1 or J-1 status must maintain continuous insurance coverage for the entire duration of their studies at FAU. For more information about the Florida Atlantic University International Student Health Insurance requirements, please visit their school requirement page.

Florida Atlantic University offers a school sponsored health insurance policy and the annual cost for this plan for an international student is $1,475.

Although this insurance plan is perfectly adequate, you may choose instead to purchase a less expensive health insurance policy elsewhere. Our Student Health Insurance plan Select and Elite Level, for example, meets all the health insurance coverage requirements set by Florida Atlantic University, and costs less. For an international student aged between 18 and 24, the annual cost on our plans are:

• Select – $1,066.52 per year
• Elite – $1,961.96 per year

 

Updated June 21, 2019

Posted by Ross Mason

Ross is the Vice President of International Student Insurance, with over 15 years experience in the international education arena. A graduate from the Nottingham Trent University in the UK with a First in BSc (Hons) Business and Technology, Ross has lived all around the world including LA, New York, Boston, London, Hong Kong, Florida and Germany.