If you are taking one or more credits for the enrollment period and are in one of these student categories, you are eligible to participate in the plan. Eligible students include:

• Voluntarily Enrolled  Students:
  • MSU College of Law students
  • Undergraduate and graduate students
  • Visiting Scholars (not eligible for employee health insurance)
  • Fellowship students
  • Lifelong Education Students (taking one or more credits)
  • English Language Program students
  • Students Completing Optional Practical Training (OPT)
  • Post Docs/Research Associates/Adjunct Professors (Not eligible for employee health insurance)
  • Nursing Students

• Eligible dependents of students enrolled in the SHIP plan:
  • Spouse/Other Eligible Individual
  • Children (must be under the age of 26)
  • Stepchildren (must be under the age of 26)

Note: Spring III only applies if you do not have a preceding Spring I/Spring II enrollment. You may not waive Spring III period of coverage if you are enrolled in Spring I/Spring II.

Voluntary students ONLY have access to the following quarterly options.

Voluntary students responsible for their own health coverage cost will follow this process to  create an account:

1. Navigate to:  https://msu.myahpcare.com/
2. Click “Begin enrollment”
3. Scroll down and click “student and graduate assistants”
4. Click the button titled “Click here to enroll”
5. Enter MSU email address
6. Under "Forgot your password?" Click “Create one now” to create an account
7. Follow the prompts to fill in personal information
   • Student Category will be “Visiting Scholars Self Enroll (Daily)” or "Visiting Scholars Self Enroll (Coverage Periods)"
8. Finish creating account

For step-by-step instructions provided by AHP/Care26, please refer to the Student User Guide.

Voluntary students will follow this process to  purchase the plan:

1. Login to your AHP account at  https://msu.myahpcare.com/
2. Click “Access my Account”
3. Complete the login prompts
4. Click the box “I want to Enroll” with the appropriate coverage period you would like to purchase.
5. Accept the terms and conditions then click “Confirm”
6. Cover “Yourself” - a light blue line will appear around the box of "Yourself" to indicate you have selected to cover yourself.
• Add new dependent record by clicking the “New dependent” box if needed. Complete dependent’s personal information.
7. Confirm the correct benefits and proceed to purchase.

For step-by-step instructions provided by AHP/Care26, please refer to the Student User Guide.

For more information on AHP Administration and Aetna Plan Details, visit the Health Plan Design and Administration page.