Winter break hours — The Tang Center is closed Saturday, December 24, 2016 – Monday, January 2, 2017. It will reopen with limited hours onTuesday, January 3, 2017. If you need medical care when Tang is closed, see the After Hours resources page, including a new online virtual doctor appointment when Tang is closed.
Food resources — How to eat healthy and stay on a budget over break.
SHIP Dependent/After Graduation Plans
If you waived SHIP in Fall 2016, your waiver is in effect for the entire 2016 – 2017 academic year. Please note that Fall SHIP ends December 31, 2016, and Spring SHIP coverage is January 1 – July 31, 2017. See important tips to get the most from your plan over break with the lowest out-of-pocket costs.
January 1 is the deadline to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) for Spring and Summer 2017 without a late fee. The final deadline to waive SHIP for the Spring/Summer 2017 is January 15 with a $50 late fee. To waive SHIP, please go to https://uhs.berkeley.edu/insur
ance/waiving-ship and follow the instructions.
If you want Berkeley SHIP coverage and you did not waive out in Fall 2016, NO action is necessary.
If you waived SHIP in Fall 2016 but would like to be put back onto SHIP for Spring and Summer, please submit a waiver reversal form available at https://uhs.berkeley.edu/insur
ance/waiving-ship.
Enrollment in SHIP voluntary plans begin December 1, 2016 for students enrolled in SHIP who are graduating and need to extend insurance for one semester, or for students who want to add dependent spouses and/or children for Spring 2017 (the dependent plan is available only to students enrolled in SHIP).
For more information , and more please visit the UHS website, or contact the SHIP office at (510) 642-5700, or at ship@berkeley.edu.