Pacific School of Religion

Students taking 9.0 units or more are required to submit to the registrar verification of health insurance coverage to register at PSR. The Graduate Theological Union administers health insurance coverage through Kaiser Permanente(KP) for students at Pacific School of Religion and for the rest of the consortium. The new plan for 2008-2009 is not yet available on the GTU Health Insurance page, so for more about student health insurance including premium costs and coverage, visit the GTU Health Insurance Plan for Students 2008-2009 page.

Starting 2008-2009, all students taking 9.0 units or more will either download and submit a Health Insurance Waiver form or enroll in GTU HIPS with KP online through the KP website.  All students enrolled in GTU HIPS with Kaiser, including continuing students, must enroll online every Fall and Spring in order to keep their coverage active. The links below for enrolling in Kaiser and waiving out from Kaiser will be re-opened at the next HIPS open enrollment period.

• Main portal to GTU HIPS
• Kaiser Enrollment Application
• Health Insurance Waiver form

Effective dates of coverage for fall semester: September 1st to January 31st.
Effective dates of coverage for spring semester: February 1st to August 31st.

Open enrollment periods begin the first day of General Registration and end the last day of Late Registration for the fall and spring semesters. 

Here is some other helpful information about student health insurance:
Coverage Summary for GTU HIPS Kaiser for 2008-2009 »
Choosing Your Health Insurance in WebAdvisor »
FAQs regarding health insurance for students »