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Student Health Services

Student Health Services (SHS) serves as the primary advocate for the health of Barry University students by integrating the critical role of college health into the university mission.

SHS provides quality health care utilizing a nursing model in primary care delivery and in collaboration with local physicians to promote a healthy community and healthy individuals as critical components of student learning.

Student Insurance Plan

All undergraduate students residing in University provided housing, and all undergraduate nursing students and undergraduate international students attending Barry on an F1 or J1 visa who are registered for 9 or more credit hours in Fall and Spring and 3 credit hours in Summer, are automatically billed for the semester cost of the student insurance plan at the time of registration for the semester in which they are beginning their studies at Barry (Fall, Spring or Summer) and will continue to be billed for subsequent semesters unless an insurance waiver is completed and approved. Students with private health insurance coverage may complete an insurance waiver to have their private insurance considered to request to have the fee for the semester insurance charge removed. Waivers must be completed upon entering the University within the first 21 days of the semester, and each subsequent Fall semester. 

Students MUST complete the insurance waiver and upload a copy of their insurance card as soon as possible after registering for the semester and no later than the first  21 days of the semester.

Barry email is the official form of communication for the University. You will receive an email  after registering notifying you of the insurance billing. This email will also include instructions for waiving or enrolling the student insurance plan. You will not be able to complete the waiver or activation process until you receive the email notice. Please read the instructions carefully as the cost of the insurance plan is non-refundable after the first 21 days of the semester.

Services provided at Student Health Services:

All Full-time undergraduate students taking 9 or more credit hours are eligible to receive the following services at Student Health Services regardless of their health insurance status: 

  • Evaluation by a Registered Nurse during SHS hours of operation.
  • Primary care visits with a Nurse Practitioner during SHS hours of operation. Students  who are not covered by the student sponsored insurance plan may have a nominal copayment billed to their student account.
  • Select over the counter medications in limited quantities.
  • Select prescriptive medications (high cost medications may have a nominal co-payment).* 
  • *If students are prescribed daily medication for a specific health condition, please arrange to have the prescription transferred to a local pharmacy. SHS may not be able to prescribe all medications. For more information call SHS.
  • Discounted cost for immunizations at SHS. Immunizations are not covered for students with primary insurance other than the Barry Sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan. The cost for immunizations provided at SHS to students with private insurance is billed to the student account.
  • Telehealth services.

Immunizations

All undergraduate students residing in University housing are required to provide medical documentation of the following immunizations:

Required Vaccines:

  • 2 MMR’s or a blood test (titer) showing immunity
  • 3 Hepatitis B vaccines or waiver
  • 1 Meningitis ACWY vaccine taken at age 16 or after
  • 1 Tdap (current within 8 years). If Tdap is expired a booster is required

All commuting International students (not living in University provided housing) must provide proof of the following immunizations:

  • 2 MMR's or blood test (titer) showing immunity
  • All other listed immunizations are strongly recommended

Strongly Recommended Vaccines:

  • COVID-19 (especially if you are residing in campus housing)
  • Meningitis B Series (2 dose)
  • Yearly Flu Vaccines
  • Varicella Series (2 dose)
  • HPV Series (3 dose)
  • Hepatitis A Series (2 dose)
  • PPD Screening 

Acceptable records of immunization may be obtained from the following sources: High school transcripts, personal shot records (signed or stamped by a healthcare provider), Health Department or physician, previous college or university (these records do not automatically transfer. This documentation must be received prior to moving into your campus residence and/or beginning classes.

Go to http://barry.studenthealthportal.com and follow the instructions for uploading proof of your immunizations. You will have access to the portal after you have submitted your enrollment deposit or you have registered for the first time at Barry University.

All students are strongly encouraged to provide a statement of good health. Additional immunization requirements may be necessary for certain academic programs.

The SHS hours are Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. All students covered by the Barry University student insurance policy have access to a twenty-four hour telehealth services.

CLASS EXCUSAL:

According to Barry University class attendance policy it is the responsibility of the student to notify the professor in advance of an absence regardless of the reason. The SHS never provides an excused absence. The excusal is at the professors’ discretion. Reasons for medical absences are limited to hospitalization, communicable disease, or long-term illness, and are only sent at the request of the student seen in the SHS.

For more information about Student Health Services and the University immunization and health requirements, please visit  www.barry.edu/healthservices.