This course is MANDATORY for all incoming A&M-San Antonio students who are in their first semester of attendance and are under the age of 21 starting on the first day of class.

AlcoholEDU is a two- part online course that uses science based evidence used to:

1) Detail risks that may occur while a student is drinking;
2) To encourage students to use safer decisions where alcohol is involved;
3)  To help students prepare to respond and intervene to risky situations and,
4) To help students reach their academic and personal goals.

This course does not require the student to abstain from drinking, but rather encourages students to learn about the effects alcohol may have and to make an educated choice if they decide to drink themselves.

The course is divided into two (2) parts and is completely free to all students and can be done at your own time and your own pace. If a student does not complete Part 1 or Part 2 by the deadline, a registration hold will be placed on their account.

Part 1 consists of the following:

-Pre-Assessment and Survey 1
-Learning Modules
-Survey 2 and Post Assessment

Fall Part 1 Deadline: October 1
Spring Part 1 Deadline: March 1

Part 1 takes about 50-90 minutes to complete, and you are able to complete it in multiple sittings if needed. You must earn a grade of 70% or higher in the exam to successfully complete Part 1. After 30 days from full completion Part 1, you will receive an email asking you to complete Part 2.

Part 2 consists of the following:

 -Survey 3
-Follow-up Lessons

Fall Part 1 Deadline: November 30
Spring Part 1 Deadline: April 30

To complete the courses, follow the below directions:

Step 1:   On September 1, 2021 you will receive notification of the AlcoholEDU assignment to your university email address.
Step 2:   Open the email and click the button prompting to start the course.
Step 3:   The link will have you complete the registration with your student information through the university single sign on.
Step 4:  After you complete registration through the email, you will be able to access the course by clicking the “Take the AlcoholEDU course” button.

Every student is encouraged to take the course; however, only first year students under the age of 21 are required to. It is a requirement that every incoming student under the age of 21 take the course. This includes both freshman and transfer students who are under the age of 21 starting on the first day of classes.

Risky Drinking is a public health problem on campuses across America. Many students who choose not to drink may still be exposed to those who do and to stay alert and safe, AlcoholEDU promotes community safety by teaching all students skills to handle dangerous situations that may occur while on and off campus.

Incoming students for the Fall semester:

Part 1: October 1
30 day required wait time between courses
Part 2: November 30

Incoming students for the Spring Semester:

Part 1: March 1
30 day required wait time between courses
Part 2: April 30

At the end of the course, you will be asked to answer various survey questions.  We ask that you be completely honest in these answers to assist with the type of education needed on our campus. These answers are completely anonymous and the university will not know who answered each question.

Yes. Whether or not a student chooses to drink, they will be affected by someone who does. In a study through the Online Everfi Course, 81% of college students reports that the AlcoholEDU course prepared them to help someone who had alcohol poisoning. The AlcoholEDU course teaches students to understand alcohol’s effects and helps prepare them to act/ intervene in risky, alcohol fueled environments. 

Possibly. If you are an incoming transfer student under the age of 21 starting on the first day of classes, you must complete the course. If you are an incoming student and are over the age of 21, you do not need to complete the course.

If you have taken the course within one (1) year of joining the university and can send verification of completion, then you are not required to take the course again. If you have taken the course and are over the age of 21 no verification is needed and you do not need to retake the course.

No. This course is divided into two (2) parts, with a 30 day required wait time in between Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 1 may take ~ 50-90 minutes, depending on the student.  Students may take Part 1 in multiple sittings or as long as is comfortable to them as long as it is completed by the due date.

30 day wait time between Part 1 and Part 2 

Part 2 takes ~15-30 minutes to complete.

No! All responses are all confidential and we will never be able to see individual answers. We ask that you be completely honest in these answer to assist with the type of us in understanding patterns of behaviors on campus and create intentional education for our campus. We will only be able to view the survey answer in its entirety from everyone who has completed the course, and are not able to see any individual’s student answer.

All students must earn a grade of 70% or higher in the exam to successfully complete Part 1. If a student fails the exam they will have another option to compete the quiz. Understand, if a student continually does not pass, they may be required to do the entire course over again. Students may complete the course as many times as needed to pass the final exam however, students are encouraged to pass the very first time.

Students are only able to register for the course through their individual university email link and are expected to complete the course as soon as possible. A registration hold will be placed on your account and will not be removed until 24 hours after the course has been logged as completed by the university.