International Student Enrollment Information, Mount Mary College

International Student Enrollment Information
Any student who is a citizen of another country and would need a Visa to take classes in the United States is considered an international student at Mount Mary College.

For assistance in the application process, please contact the Admission Office, (800) 321-6265.

Certificate of Eligibility
Following acceptance to Mount Mary College, international students will be issued an I-20 Certificate of Eligibility Form. The following items must be turned in before the I-20 form is issued:

Financial Assistance
Mount Mary College awards eligible undergraduate international students with scholarships between $1,000 and $6,000 upon acceptance to the college. Scholarship awards are based on academic merit.

International students do not receive United States government funding; however, there are several financial assistance resources available online -

Here is some important information regarding Mount Mary's policy of offering student health insurance to all students.

Mount Mary, through our association with and membership in the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU), is able to offer one option for student health insurance. For 2010-2011 we have partnered with United Healthcare Student Resources (UHCSR), a leading agent in student health and accident insurance plans. Undergraduate, graduate, and part-time students taking at least six credit hours are eligible to enroll in the plan.

Benefits of the 2010-2011 Plan

No plan deductible in the UHCSR PPO Options Network ($200 deductible for out of network providers)
Covered services provided in the UHCSR Network are paid at 80% (out of network providers are paid at 60%)
Online directories –
Physicians and Hospitals - www.uhc.com/findaphysician.htm
Behavioral Health Services - www.liveandworkwell.com
Graduating students who have had the insurance for at least three consecutive months may continue coverage for nine months after graduation.

Changes from the 2009-2010 Plan

An increased coverage of $100,000 per injury or illness. A buy-up is not offered this year for catastrophic coverage, although dependent coverage remains available (directly through UHCSR).
Medical emergencies no longer require a co-pay.
An increase to $750 in the prescription drug benefit.
Intramural or club sports injuries are covered as any other injury. Intercollegiate sports are no longer covered under this policy.
Up to $500 of routine preventative care is included.

Enrollment Process

Enrollment in the insurance plan will NO LONGER be handled by Mount Mary. Instead, students will enroll directly through UHCSR. There are two options for enrollment - paper or online (www.uhcsr.com). Enrollment period opens on July 1, 2010, however it may take up to two weeks to process paper applications and 48 hours to process online applications. The paper application allows you to pay by check or credit card, while the online application allows you to pay using credit card and e-check.

Your enrollment date in the insurance plan will be the first day in the coverage period or the date your enrollment is processed, whichever is LATER. Example, if you sign up for the 2010-11 plan on July 1st, your coverage begins at the start of the policy year which is August 1, 2010. If you sign up for the 2010-11 plan on September 15th, your coverage will start when the enrollment form is processed (likely September 16th for online enrollment or October 1st for paper enrollment). Your enrollment will NOT be back dated.

Because students will make payment directly to UHCSR, the cost for insurance will not be billable to your Mount Mary College student account. Students can purchase coverage on an annual basis or by semester at a cost of $1,312.00 per year ($550 for fall semester and $762 for spring/summer semester). It is not possible to purchase the insurance in periods shorter than a semester and payment is required in full at the time of enrollment. Payment plans are NOT available. The 5/12 (fall semester only) or 7/12 (spring and summer semesters) premiums will continue to be in effect.

The plan will only cover pre-existing conditions (unless the condition is otherwise excluded by the policy) when students have had 12 months of continuous insurance immediately prior to joining the UHCSR insurance plan. Please note this means to have a pre-existing condition (such as diabetes or asthma) covered immediately, you would have to have NO GAP in coverage from when your previous insurance plan ended and the 2010-11 insurance plan begins. You will also need to provide a certificate of credible coverage. If you have not had previous insurance or there is a gap, you will have to wait 12 months to have a pre-existing condition covered (though the insurance plan will cover new illness and injuries).

As this is an individual policy, the HIPPA guidelines, which extend a 63 day grace period, are not in effect.

Enrollment Documents

Download the enrollment form for new students and dependents

Download a temporary insurance card

Download the 26 page insurance plan booklet

Download the informational letter from Student Affairs

Continuing Coverage after Graduation

If you are graduating and/or no longer attending classes at Mount Mary and wish to continue your coverage, there is a continuation benefit that is available to you for up to an additional nine months, for a monthly fee. Please download the continuation form and return it to UHCSR.

Questions

If you have questions about the content of the UHCSR insurance plan, please call the UHCSR Customer Service Number at 888-302-6182 or the WAICU Student Insurance Coordinator, Kelly McCoy, at 866-924-2848.

If you have questions about the changes in insurance which are being implemented this year at Mount Mary College, please contact T. Todd Masman, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Caroline Hall Room 149, masmant@mtmary.edu or 414-256-1211.