Health & Counseling Fee (HCF)
Mandatory for all DU undergraduates, and optional for DU graduate students, the Health & Counseling Fee (HCF) helps ensure that you and the rest of the DU student community have access to low-cost counseling and medical appointments, as well as discounts for medications, lab tests, and other services. The fee supports all HCC services — medical, 24/7 counseling, CAPE (the Center for Advocacy, Prevention, & Empowerment), Health Promotion events and outreach, and the Collegiate Recovery Community — while decreasing the cost of medical and counseling visits at the HCC. Direct benefits of the HCF include:
- Low co-payments for counseling and medical appointments ($20 for primary care)
- Discounted in-house medications
- Discounted laboratory tests
- Discounted procedures
HCF for Undergraduate Students
The HCF is a mandatory fee that cannot be waived. Similar to the technology fee or student activity fee, it's not a charge for individual services or coverage. Instead, the HCF entitles you to access a wide range of services provided by the HCC including low- or no-cost visits, medications, lab tests, procedures, and more. The fee supports all HCC services — medical, 24/7 counseling, CAPE (the Center for Advocacy, Prevention, & Empowerment), Health Promotion events and outreach, and the Collegiate Recovery Community — while decreasing the cost of medical and counseling visits at the HCC. Co-pays and additional charges remain the student's responsibility.
HCF for Graduate Students
The HCF is an optional fee that can be waived. It is not a charge for individual services or coverage. Instead, the HCF allows students access to a wide range of services provided by the HCC including low- or no-cost visits, medications, lab tests, procedures, and more. Co-pays and additional charges remain the student's responsibility.
HCF Enrollment/Waiver Deadlines
Quarter Students: $225 per Quarter
- Fall quarter: September 30, 2022
- Winter quarter: January 20, 2023
- Spring quarter: April 14, 2023
- Summer quarter: June 30, 2023
Semester Students: $338 per Semester
- Fall semester: September 3, 2022
- Spring semester: January 27, 2023
- Summer semester: June 16, 2023