University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students who are enrolled in on campus classes and have paid any portion of the Student Programs and Services Fee (SPSF) for a given semester are eligible for services at the Student Health Center.

Student Health Center salaries and operating costs are funded primarily through the SPSF. Because of this funding, we are able to provide many services to our students at no charge. This also means that students who do not pay the SPSF for any given semester are not eligible to be seen that semester.

All community members are eligible to take advantage of the Student Health Center Pharmacy.

For summer 2023, a $125 SPSF will be assessed for all students utilizing Student Health Center services.

Learn more about mandatory fees

Eligibility Dates

Semester	Start Date	End Date	Special Considerations
Spring 23	Monday, January 16	Saturday, May 20	Students who are enrolled in spring semester and summer mini-term will receive coverage for both
Mini-Term & Summer 23	Thursday, May 18	Sunday, August 19	Students enrolled in spring semester and the subsequent fall semester but not in summer semester may pay the summer SPSF to be eligible for SHC services.
Fall 23	Monday, August 21	Sunday, January 22	Students who are enrolled in fall semester and winter mini-term will receive coverage for both

Special Considerations

Select a category below for special considerations.

Bridge Program

Bridge Program students attending Pellissippi State community College who are registered at UT, Knoxville and have paid any portion of the SPSF for the current semester are eligible.

Distance Education

Distance education and online-only students do not pay the SPSF and are not eligible to be seen at the Student Health Center, even if they are located in Knoxville.

Graduate Assistants

9-month Graduate Assistants who are enrolled in the 12-month university-sponsored student health insurnace plan may pay the SPSF and receive services during the summer semester.

Graduate assistants who are distance learners and have the university-sponsored student health insurance plan as a benefit may pay the SPSF and be eligible to receive services at the Student Health Center.

Graduating Students

Graduating students enrolled in the university-sponsored student health insurance plan may pay the summer semester’s SPSF and receive services during the summer semester.

Health Science Center Students

Students enrolled at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) who are based in Knoxville and have paid the SPSF are eligible for services.

Medical and Physician Assistant students on rotation in Knoxville who have paid the SPSF are only eligible during the dates of their rotation.

Incoming Students

New, incoming freshman or transfer students who provide proof of enrollment to the university for the upcoming fall semester may receive immunizations and/or testing required for university attendance and will not be required to pay the SPSF. However, they will be assessed charges for any immunizations, lab work, or TB screening obtained. If the student must see a SHC provider as a result of their encounter, such as an abnormal test result or an immunization reaction, they will be assessed the SPSF for the summer semester.

International Students

International students who are enrolled in the university-sponsored student health insurance plan who arrive the semester before their first enrolled semester (e.g., those who arrive the summer before they begin in the fall) may pay that semester’s SPSF to be eligible for SHC services.

Visiting Scholars

Visiting Scholars who are not enrolled in classes do not pay the SPSF. As a courtesy, we have allowed visiting scholars to enroll in our university-sponsored student health insurance plan; however, they are not eligible for Student Health Center services.