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 Subsidy
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 for the duration of their contract. Please note that the cost of dependent and dental coverage are NOT eligible for the University subsidy, and those costs are paid directly to Aetna.