About AlcoholEdu & Sexual Assault Prevention
Campus Recreation & Wellness is responsible for the administration of AlcoholEdu, Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates, and Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduates.
Please scroll to see which course description applies to your hold.
AlcoholEDU is a 2-part, web-based substance abuse prevention program that is required for all incoming students who meet the following criteria:
- Freshmen or transfer student;
- Younger than 21 years of age; and
- U.S. citizen or resident
AlcoholEdu is a confidential, online substance education course. The course uses science-based research to educate students about alcohol and its effects. Whether the student drinks or not, the course will help them make informed decisions about alcohol and better deal with drinking behavior that may occur around them. AlcoholEdu is used by more than 500 college and university campuses nationwide.
The course consists of two parts, both of which must be completed to satisfy this requirement. Campus and AlcoholEdu staff will never see individual student surveys or responses. Students will be emailed about the program once activated and are provided information during their summer advising conferences.
Students can complete their AlcoholEDU course here.
Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates (SAPU) is a 2 part course focused on fostering healthy relationships and preparing students to recognize and respond to sexual assault and harassment when it occurs. This course is required for all incoming students who meet the following criteria:
- Freshmen or transfer student;
- U.S. citizen or resident
The course consists of two parts, both of which must be completed to satisfy this requirement. Campus and Sexual Assault Prevention staff will never see individual student surveys or responses. Students will be emailed about the program once activated and are provided information during their summer advising conferences.
Students can complete their Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates course here.
Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduates (SAPG) is a 2 part course focused on fostering healthy relationships and preparing students to recognize and respond to sexual assault and harassment when it occurs. This course is required for all incoming graduate students who meet the following criteria:
- Graduate or graduate transfer student;
- U.S. citizen or resident
The course consists of two parts, both of which must be completed to satisfy this requirement. Campus and Sexual Assault Prevention staff will never see individual student surveys or responses. Students will be emailed about the program once activated and are provided information during their summer advising conferences.
Students can complete their Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduates course here.
Part 1
This part will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. It includes:
- A pre-survey;
- A pre-test of your knowledge;
- The educational course;
- An exam, which the student must pass with a score of at least 70%; and a post-survey.
- The deadline for completing Part 1 is September 1st.
- If students do not complete Part 1 by the deadline, an academic hold will be placed on their account until it is completed.
Part 2
45 days after completing part 1, students will receive an email with instructions for completing Part 2 of the course. This Part will take about 20 minutes to complete and includes:
- Updated information;
- A brief video;
- Students 45 days of the completion of Part One to complete Part Two.
- If Part 2 is not completed by October 26th an academic hold will be placed on your account.
The rationale for using these holds is compliance for data collection. This program and holds have been approved by the Provost, VP for Student Affairs, and in partnership with the Registrar. If you have a student who is having an immediate registration issue or concerns about the survey, please email wellbeing@uky.edu.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS:
If you are a transfer student and have completed AlcoholEdu at a previous college or university, you do not have to complete AlcoholEdu for UK if you are able to provide a certificate of completion. In order to receive an official exemption, you can do one of the following options:
- Forward your certificate of completion to wellbeing@uky.edu. or
- Contact your previous institution's AlcoholEdu administrator and ask that person to send email verification to the email above.