Undergraduate
At Cornerstone University, you’ll get the full college experience with a Christ-centered worldview. Learn more about the undergraduate experience below.
At Cornerstone University, you’ll get the full college experience with a Christ-centered worldview. Learn more about the undergraduate experience below.
Persevere in what you know you’re capable of. Our programs for adults provide a creative approach to learning anchored in Christ-centered virtues as you follow your unwavering purpose.
Go further as an influencer in your work and community. Our graduate programs prepare you to open new doors as you reach your God-given potential.
At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, we're dedicated to learning, serving and leading through rigorous scholarship and a humble approach to Scripture.
Cornerstone University Student Health Services is a holistic, Christ-centered health team dedicated to developing and serving students by treating their acute and chronic needs. Staff members are committed to teaching students proper preventative health care so that they will thrive while receiving a Cornerstone University education and in their future endeavors to influence our world for Christ.
The health and safety of the Cornerstone community are important to us. Read information about the steps we’re taking for the upcoming months and academic year.
The Health Services team provides on-campus health services for traditional undergraduate enrolled students, including:
At CU, we are committed to seeing students thrive academically, spiritually and physically. Our Health Services Policies that enable us to serve students well.
As a patient, you have a right:
As a patient, you have the responsibility:
Student Health Services does not provide transportation to or from an off-campus medical appointment except in the case that no other arrangements are available. University provided taxi services are made available in those situations. The student is responsible for arranging for their own transportation in most cases.
Student Health Services does not provide medical excuses for students who have missed chapel, classes, exams or due dates for papers or projects. Our reasons include our commitment to patient confidentiality, our role in educating students about appropriate use of health care, our concern for furthering the developmental transitions of young adulthood, our lack of direct knowledge about illness or injuries effectively managed by self-care and our own finite resources. Please use your allotted absences provided by your professors for illness and medical appointments.
Should you acquire an illness or injury necessitating an absence from your educational obligations, please follow the guidelines outlined in your Student Handbook for notification of your situation to your professors. If Student Health Services “bans” you from attending class due to a contagious illness, we will notify your professors. In both cases, it will be up to the discretion of the professor as to whether they will excuse you. It will be your responsibility to make arrangements with your professors to make up any assignments or exams you may have missed.
With the exception of international students, Cornerstone does not enroll students in a school-sponsored plan. However, insurance plans are available for purchase to individual students.
When preparing for college, no student plans to become seriously ill or injured. High health care costs can be a challenging obstacle, especially for students. Cornerstone no longer practices a “hard waiver” insurance program except in the case of foreign students with an F-1 visa. These students will be charged a fee for insurance that meets the requirements set forth by the federal government.
Most students find it cost-effective to remain on their parents’ insurance throughout their college years. If you are unable to stay on your parents’ insurance and are shopping for insurance, look for a plan that meets the requirements set forth by the federal government.
Cornerstone no longer practices a “hard waiver” insurance program except in the case of foreign students with an F-1 visa. These students will be charged a fee for insurance that meets the requirements set forth by the federal government. This international insurance is for traditional undergraduate students only.
New students must complete several health forms in order to enroll at Cornerstone. All Cornerstone University students, whether residing on or off campus, are required to:
If this information is not submitted to Student Health Services before the deadline and you have not contacted Health Services to get an extension, Cornerstone will place a hold on the student’s registration and assess a non-refundable $50 medical fee. The student will be unable to enroll until the requirements are completed. If a student is unable to complete these requirements by the stated deadline, they must contact Health Services to get an extension via email or by phone at 616.222.1441.
The medical history form assists the medical staff in knowing health conditions the student has previously had or is currently dealing with, so that preventative accommodations or proactive health care may be given.
Cornerstone, in practicing best medical practices and in congruence with Michigan law, requires that students demonstrate proof of immunity with respect to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis B, and meningitis. In addition, the university requires that students self-screen for Tuberculosis and if necessary provide proof of a negative TB test. The immunization record must either be signed by a health care professional, stamped with their official stamp or provide an official document from the State’s registry or from the student’s previous school.
Proof of immunity is evidenced by either appropriate documentation of immunization, a physician-diagnosed disease leading to immunity or serologic testing (blood tests). Information regarding the specific vaccinations and other documentation required to establish proof of immunity is available from Student Health Services.
These required immunizations must have official documentation:
Immunization History Form (PDF)
All religious or medical exemptions must be in writing on a separate sheet. By Michigan State law, a student may be exempt from immunizations for one of only two reasons: medical or religious. Medical exemptions must be signed by a physician. Religious exemptions must include a signed statement from the student stating the exact religious reasons for the requested exemption. If the student is a minor, the student must complete the statement with their signature and the signature of parent or guardian.
Please Note: Further documentation and a review process will be necessary if the exemption option is selected.
Immunization Waiver Form (PDF)
All students are screened for tuberculosis (TB). If you answer yes to any of the screening questions you must get a TB skin test. The results of the TB test need to be provided to Health Services. If you have tested positive for TB in the past, do not take the skin test again. Those who have previously had a positive TB skin test or who received the BCG vaccine as a child must provide a negative chest X-ray.
Please Note: This form needs to be signed by the student and parent or guardian if the student is under 18 years of age. Also, please attach a copy of your insurance card with the form.
Tuberculosis Self-Screening Tool (PDF)
Authorization to Treat Form (PDF)
MON & TUE: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WED: Closed
THURS & FRI : 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SAT & SUN: Closed
At Cornerstone University, you’ll get the full college experience with a Christ-centered worldview. Learn more about the undergraduate experience below.
Persevere in what you know you’re capable of. Our programs for adults provide a creative approach to learning anchored in Christ-centered virtues as you follow your unwavering purpose.
Go further as an influencer in your work and community. Our graduate programs prepare you to open new doors as you reach your God-given potential.
At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, we’re dedicated to learning, serving and leading through rigorous scholarship and a humble approach to Scripture.