Health Insurance and Services
Health Insurance
The University requires students to have basic medical insurance coverage. Since many students do not have this, the University has negotiated with Continental American Insurance Company a limited 12-month policy at a student rate of $600*. Payments may be made in 8 equal installments beginning September 5th. For a married student, favorable add-on rates are available if coverage is desired for the student’s family. The basic policy is written for a semi-private room rate of $500* per day and covers 30 days of hospitalization per illness.
All students are required to take out this policy unless they already have insurance that is equal to or exceeds the policy offered by the University. Students whose own insurance meets or exceeds the University’s policy must submit evidence of their coverage in a timely fashion. Failure to submit the requested evidence will result in a charge to the student’s account of the appropriate fee for the University's insurance.
Details of the insurance coverage will be sent to all students during the summer. The purchase of this policy should be taken care of before the beginning of the student’s first semester.
* Rates subject to change if necessary
Health Services
Bob Jones University maintains a hospital/infirmary for students who are too ill to attend classes. Christian physicians practicing in a clinic near the campus treat students referred by an infirmary nurse. Cases of surgery or serious illness requiring hospital care may be admitted to hospitals in Greenville.
All new students are required to have an entrance physical. The student’s family physician should perform this before the student arrives on campus. The Medical Health Form is to be completed and returned to W. J. Barge Memorial Hospital before your arrival on campus. Students not meeting this requirement will have a physical and laboratory studies performed by Christian physicians practicing in a clinic near the campus.