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University of California Student Health Insurance (UC SHIP)
(Formerly Gaucho Health Insurance)

The University of California requires registered students to have adequate health insurance as a non-academic requirement of enrollment, with the option to waive enrollment in university-sponsored health insurance if certain criteria for adequate benefit levels are met.

For more information on waiver deadlines, criteria, and the appeal process, please visit the University of California Student Health Insurance (UC SHIP) page on the Student Health website here.

For other concerns, please contact Student Health by phone at (805) 893-5361 or email at studenthealth@sa.ucsb.edu.

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