Other Admission Requirements

USF Student Health Insurance

The University of San Francisco requires a mandatory hard waiver health insurance for the following students:

• All full-time undergraduate domestic students registered for nine units or more (excluding the College of Professional Studies and visiting students)
• All international students on an F-1 or J-1 visa and registered for at least one unit (this includes undergraduate, graduate, and Law students)
• Students who reside in University-operated housing (including graduate and professional students)

Hard Waiver Insurance

Students who are required to have health insurance will automatically be enrolled in, and have their accounts billed for, the University-sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan. Students who are able to prove that they have coverage comparable (equal or better) to the University-sponsored plan under a United States-domiciled health insurance company may waive this requirement each academic year.

Domestic students may waive this requirement through the online waiver form at www.usfca.edu/hps. International students must waive the health insurance requirement in person at the Health Promotion Services office (UC 200 or 201) to ensure that their health insurance policy meets the minimum insurance requirement established by United States federal government regulations.

If the waiver is approved, the student's account will be credited accordingly. Students are expected to maintain comparable health insurance coverage at all times during their waiver period. If the online waiver is denied, students may appeal the waiver denial at the Health Promotion Services office.

Graduate, College of Professional Studies, Regional Campus and visiting students who reside in University-operated housing are not automatically enrolled in, and not billed for, the University-sponsored health plan. These students must purchase coverage or apply for a waiver in order to comply with the USF health insurance policy.

Graduate, professional, regional, and visiting students must be registered for at least six units to be eligible to purchase the University-sponsored health insurance plan online at

www.usfca.edu/hps.

For more information, call 415-422-6809 or email studentinsurance@usfca.edu.

Immunization Requirement

The University of San Francisco requires evidence of two sets of MMR (measles,mumps, and rubella) immunization for students in the following categories:

• All international students
• Domestic undergraduate students born on or after January 1, 1957 (excluding College of Professional Studies and Regional Campuses)

Domestic graduate students born on or after January 1, 1957 and living on campus

International students are also required to show proof of a Tuberculosis PPD (Mantoux) test administered in the last 12 months. Students with positive PPD are required to submit a chest x-ray administered within the last 12 months.

Evidence of immunization must be submitted in writing from a licensed medical professional using the USF Immunization Form. Students who plan to live in University-operated housing will not be admitted to their residence hall until their Immunization Form or records are submitted. Non-residential students with incomplete immunization records will have a registration hold placed on their second semester registration. A copy of the Immunization Form can be downloaded at

www.usfca.edu/hps.

All students are strongly encouraged to keep a copy of their immunization records for future reference. The Immunization Form and records may be mailed or faxed to:

USF Student Health Clinic

St. Mary's Medical Center

450 Stanyan, 2nd Floor West

San Francisco, CA 94117

Fax: 415-750-8155

Telephone: 415-750-4980

Alcohol Education Course

High-risk drinking and its negative consequences are problems for college students across the U.S., and USF students are not exempt from these issues. As we strive together to create a socially responsible learning community, USF requires all new first-year and transfer undergraduate students tot take an alcohol education course for college before coming to campus. The course is an online, science-based alcohol prevention program that provides a tailored educational experience focusing on the impact of alcohol on the mind, the body, and the community. All undergraduate students are required to take the course online and pass with a score of 80% or better. Students can log in to the course by visiting www.usfca.edu/hps. Students who fail to take the course will be fined $50.