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Complete these essential medical tasks and forms, and when you get to campus you can rest assured knowing you're fully supported and taken care of.

After Arriving:

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3) Complete a FERPA Waiver

Before Arriving:

1) Review Health Insurance Plan

Healthcare can be expensive, and having health insurance minimizes the financial impact while helping to ensure quality care. Health insurance coverage assists with expenses both at University Medical Services (UMS) and at doctors and facilities in the region.

International Students Under Age 25 – You will need to purchase the health insurance plan through Cedarville to cover the costs of healthcare while studying in the United States. You will be automatically enrolled in the insurance plan beginning on August 1. The insurance will renew each year that you are a student. At the beginning of each semester, the cost of the health insurance plan will be billed to your student account. Learn more about your health insurance:

MK and TCK Students – If you have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, you don't qualify for the health insurance plan through Cedarville. You're typically covered through a policy provided by your parents' employer.

International Students Age 25 or Older – You don't qualify for the health insurance plan through Cedarville, but you're strongly encouraged to purchase international health insurance to help meet your medical needs. These companies offer international insurance plans with varying levels of coverage:

2) Upload Medical Information

Read over the student health policies, then log in to the UMS patient portal. This will take you to your personal page where you can upload your medical history, vaccination records, and proof of insurance coverage. Make sure to upload everything before August 1 if you're starting in the fall, or January 1 if you're starting in the spring. Finally, if you are under 18, your parent must provide an authorization for treatment.

If you have any questions, please contact University Medical Services.

After Arriving:

3) Complete a FERPA Waiver

Under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), which is a U.S. privacy law, Cedarville cannot disclose student information to families without permission. We highly recommend that you complete a FERPA waiver, which allows the University and International Student Services to communicate with your parents or guardians in an emergency, giving them access to academic, financial, and medical information.

To complete a waiver, you'll provide written authorization to the Office of the Registrar once you arrive on campus. This written authorization should include your signature, the date, the names of individuals you'd like to have access, which records you'd like them to have access to, and the timeframe during which they'll have access.

Learn more about Cedarville's FERPA policy or contact the Office of the Registrar with questions.

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