About AlcoholEdu
AlcoholEdu for College is an on-line alcohol education tool administered by Outside the Classroom. AlcoholEdu for College is designed as a Population-Level Prevention program to be given to an entire population of students, such as an entering first-year class. This method creates a learning experience that:
- motivates behavior change;
- resets unrealistic expectations about the effects of alcohol;
- links choices about drinking to academic and personal success;
- and helps students practice healthier and safer decision-making.
In addition to providing a baseline of three hours of alcohol education for all incoming students, AlcoholEdu collects survey data from students as they complete the course. The AlcoholEdu for College course has three major components: a knowledge-based pre and post-test, surveys of attitudes and behaviors at three points in time, and several hours of course content. Boston College began implementing this program with all incoming freshman during the 2004-2005 academic year and has been using it ever since.
Please Note: All freshmen are required to read and acknowledge the First Year Student Behavioral Agreement. Students will be prompted to acknowledge the Behavioral Agreement while completing AlcoholEdu. If you would like to read a copy of the Behavioral Agreement, click here.