BearCare Portal
Access your health and wellness records, make medical or athletic training appointments, and submit forms and documentation to the Wellness Center and Sports Medicine Clinic.
Health Records
All incoming first year students and incoming transfer students are required to submit a health record and doctor’s physical form, which can found by clicking on the BearCare Portal link above. For more information on accessing your BearCare Portal, please review this video:
Need Help? BearCare Portal Quick Tutorial
Immunizations
Immunization and Exemption Policy
Below is the complete list of vaccines that are Mandatory for Admission recommended by The American College Health Association. If you have not had these immunizations and would like to complete a request for exemption from immunization, please review the policy and process above.
- Tetanus/Diphtheria (dT) or Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (DPT)
- Hepatitis B
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- Polio
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)
- PPD
- Meningitis A
- Sickle Cell Screening is required for student athletes only
We strongly recommend immunization for HPV, Covid-19 and influenza. Students failing to get these immunizations do so at their own risk.
Health Insurance Enrollment/Waiver Process
All Ursinus students registered for 12 or more credit hours are required to provide proof of health insurance OR purchase the student health plan option underwritten by United Healthcare each year. Incoming students for the Fall 2026 term: The online waiver/enrollment link will be open from 6/9/26 - 9/5/26 and can be found by clicking below.
Insurance Enrollment/ Waiver Form
Student Health Plan Information
The annual cost for the student health plan through United Healthcare for the 2026-2027 academic year has been approved by the state and detailed information is listed in the Health Insurance Brochure below. The annual coverage will be in effect from August 7, 2026 through August 6, 2027.
All students who are registered for 12 or more credits for the Fall 2026 term must complete the health insurance waiver/enrollment form online above. The hard deadline to waive or enroll in the plan is September 5, 2026. If you take no action by September 5th, you will be automatically enrolled and billed.
For more information on the Student Health Plan Option provided by United Healthcare please see the flyer below:
2026-2027 Health Insurance Brochure
If you have additional questions about what the student health plan covers, please call 800-346-4075 or email ursinus.college@rcmd.com. More information can also be obtained by visiting https://rcmdstudentbenefits.com/ursinus/.
Losing Your Health Coverage?
If you did not enroll during our open enrollment period and have since lost coverage under your original plan, you may qualify for a Qualifying Life Event. A qualifying life event is an event that triggers an open enrollment window for an individual to purchase the Student Health Plan outside of the scheduled open enrollment period upon providing proof of involuntary loss of coverage and payment, within 30 days of losing coverage. (example: marriage, divorce, loss of job, etc)
The enrollment form, check or money order and the letter of creditable coverage, must be received within 30 days of losing coverage. After 30 days, the student or dependents will no longer be eligible to enroll in the plan, until fall of the following school year. Please visit https://rcmdstudentbenefits.com/ursinus/ if you have any additional questions or would like to enroll.