Enrolling: Medical Insurance for Graduate Students

To continue annual or semester-by-semester coverage, students must re-enroll at the beginning of each new period. After reviewing the plans and choosing the best option for their needs, students can enroll in the insurance three ways (observing the enrollment periods listed below under “When to Enroll”):

1. Through MyZou During Registration

• To enroll in the insurance through MyZou, log into MyZou using your pawprint and password, and then go to self-service – student center. 
• On the student center page, you should see a drop-down box that says "other academic..." in it and when you click on the arrow on the right side of the box, one of the options in the drop-down box should be 'optional fees'. 
• When you click on 'optional fees' and choose the current term, it will take you to a table of options.  In the table should be an item called 'domestic insurance fall' and another which says ‘domestic insurance annual’ if you are enrolling for the fall semester or ‘domestic insurance spring/summer’ if you are enrolling for the spring semester.  If you are enrolling in the insurance in the fall semester, you will need to decide whether you want to enroll in the fall-only or the annual insurance.  Your choice will probably depend on whether your assistantship, if you have one, is for fall only or for the academic year, so you probably want to know this before you try to enroll in the insurance.  If you are enrolling in the spring semester, you will only have one choice in the table, but you should check your student account first to see if you enrolled in the fall-only insurance in the fall semester, or the annual insurance.  If you enrolled in the annual insurance in the fall semester, then you do not need to enroll in the spring/summer insurance.
• When you check the box and click on 'submit' at the bottom of the page, you should then see a message that says, 'options successfully updated' or something similar.

NOTE on myZou: Please make sure that your address in myZou is current. To update your address in myZou, log onto myZou using your pawprint and password. Go to Self-Service, then to Student Center. On the Student Center page, scroll down to the Personal Information section at the bottom. Within the Personal Information section, find the Contact Information box. Follow the instructions on the page to update your local address to your current address. If you do not have a local address, click on new address, add in the information, and hit okay. Then myZou will ask you which type of address you want it to be. If you have problems, you will need to check with the myZou help desk.

2. Through the Cashier's Office

If you wish to enroll in the insurance through the Cashier's Office, you can either call them at 882-3097 or go to 15 Jesse Hall. You will need to tell them which plan (Domestic or International, or Plan I if you wish to continue it), the duration (fall only, spring/summer only or annual) and whom you want the insurance to cover (yourself only; you and your spouse; you and your children; or you, your spouse and your children).

3. Directly With the Insurance Company

Aetna has a section of its site that is dedicated to Mizzou's medical insurance plans. You can follow the instructions on their Enroll page. If you enroll in Aetna and are eligible for the subsidy program, you need to let the program coordinator know that you have enrolled through Aetna. The coordinator will then need to get verification of enrollment and payment from Aetna, and then the student's subsidy will be credited to their MU student account.

Students who wish to continue with Plan I from last year cannot do so through MyZou or Aetna's Web site; they must re-enroll through the Cashier's Office. Starting Fall 2007, Aetna is offering only one plan to domestic students enrolling for the first time.

When to Enroll

There is a specific enrollment period each semester. For dates of coverage, see Costs & Coverage.

Fall Enrollment Period: New or Continuing Students

The normal enrollment period is between August 15th and September 18th and must be observed if you are a student during that time.

New Students Who Were Not Students During the Enrollment Period

If you were not a student during the enrollment period above, you must enroll in the insurance within 45 days of entering the University as a new student.

Spring and Summer Semester Enrollment: Continuing Students

Continuing students who pay semester-by-semester (as opposed to annually) and wish to re-enroll for the spring may do so within 30 days from the start of the spring semester. The insurance enrollment deadline is February 12, 2010, for spring 2010 insurance (which also covers summer) and June 18, 2010 for summer 2010.

Continuing Students With Special Circumstances

In the cases of marriage or involuntary loss of coverage under another plan, students have 30 days from the date of the wedding or loss of coverage to enroll.