Graduate Assistantship
Graduate students, with or without assistantships, are not required to have health insurance to attend Virginia Tech unless they are an international student, Veterinary Medicine student, or VTCSOM student.
Graduate Assistantship Option with Aetna
Full-time graduate students with an assistantship of 10 hours or more are eligible to enroll in our Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan and receive subsidies from the university.
Payment for this plan is made by deductions from your paycheck throughout your assistantship instead of directly paying the full premium amount in one installment (these amounts are listed below). Only payments for dependents or the supplemental dental insurance should be made at the time of enrollment.
How to Enroll
Payroll Deductions
Please note that dependents are NOT eligible for subsidies
Below are the payroll deduction amounts for the student and dependent coverage for the health insurance plan. These costs are based upon 18 payments over a 9 month period for Fall enrollees and 9 payments over a 5 month period for Spring enrollees. Actual amounts may be different based upon when the student enrolls.
| Enrollees | Deduction per Pay Period |
| Student Only | $23.82 |
| Student +1 | $222.32 |
| Student + Spouse + Child | $420.82 |
| Student + 2 or more Children | $420.82 |
| Student + Spouse + 2 or more Children | $619.32 |
| Enrollees | Deduction per Pay Period |
| Student Only | $56.32 |
| Student +1 | $287.32 |
| Student + Spouse + Child | $518.32 |
| Student + 2 or more Children | $518.32 |
| Student + Spouse + 2 or more Children | $749.32 |