Full-Time Students Your primary responsibility as an F-1 or J-1 student is to pursue your academic studies as authorized, and only as authorized. Any circumstances that may change your current program, limit your ability to make normal progress, or represent new opportunities will require additional authorization and/or documentation. Open enrollment for the University Student Health Insurance Plan through Aetna opens on June 14, and ends on September 15. All full-time students are required to carry health insurance coverage during their enrollment. Students can opt out of the University plan if they have sufficient health insurance coverage of their own..