Students who enroll in the Penn State Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), may also choose to enroll their eligible dependents. All Penn State international students must provide proof of health insurance for any accompanying dependents.
Dependent children of the insured student under the age of twenty-six who are not self-supporting.
Undergraduate students and graduate students (nongraduate assistants and graduate fellows) can enroll eligible dependents in the Penn State SHIP through the First Student website.
Graduate assistants and graduate fellows can enroll eligible dependents in the Penn State SHIP through Workday.
Dependent health insurance eligibility expires when the insured student leaves or graduates from Penn State, or no longer meets eligibility requirements.
Dependents must be re-enrolled each fall semester to continue receiving health insurance. Re-enrollment is not automatic. The only exception is dependents enrolled under Graduate Assistants/Graduate Fellows/Graduate Trainees. Dependent coverage for this population will carry over each semester.
University Health Services and other campus health centers do not provide health care services to children. Dependent children of students insured through the Penn State SHIP should visit the First Student website for a list of participating children's health care providers in their local community.