UCSB’s On-Line Alcohol Education Requirement for New Students
Before you begin the course, please be sure to review the information contained on this web page and carefully follow the UCSB MyStudentBody.com Log-On Instructions. Only by following the instructions for logging on to the site will you be able to ensure that UCSB is notified that you have completed the First Year Alcohol Course. You will need to enter as a “Registered User” using your UCSB U-Mail address as your username and your date of birth (mmddyyyy) as your password (see instructions).
Questions? New students who have questions about their First Year Alcohol Course
requirement should contact the project coordinator:
alcoholcourse@sa.ucsb.edu.
As part of UCSB’s comprehensive approach to alcohol education and prevention, all
new students are required to complete and pass the MyStudentBody.com First Year Alcohol Course. This requirement is intended to help ensure that students
stay safe and healthy. The requirement applies to all new undergraduate first year
and transfer students in their first quarter. It must be completed within the first
five weeks of your first quarter at UCSB (by February 8, 2008, for Winter 2008 admits)
or a registration block will prevent you from registering for classes in future
quarters. The deadline for Fall 2007 admits was November 1, 2007.
MyStudentBody.com was developed specifically for college students and provides personalized health information, interactive tools, and coping strategies that are up-to-date and scientifically accurate. Whether you drink or not, alcohol use is an issue that affects the entire campus community, and the information provided in the First Year Alcohol Course will help you make safer choices.
The only information reported to UCSB will be your name, student ID, start and completion dates, and certificate status, indicating a passing score of 80% or higher. All other responses are confidential.
Note to Transfer, Re-Entry, and Older Students:
Even though you may be of legal drinking age and may have already considered your drinking behaviors, we ask that you complete the First Year Alcohol Course. Your academic and social life may be affected by other UCSB students and their decisions about alcohol. You may learn something from the course or re-think some of your own attitudes about alcohol, and your participation will help to make UCSB a safer place.
Note to Continuing Students:
You are not required to complete the course, but you can enter the site through “Create an Account” by making up your own username and password, using the school code: GAUCHO, and indicating that you are there “by choice.” Check out the articles and interactive tools, and get personal feedback in the “Rate Myself” section.
Also Recommended: More Information on How to Stay Safe at UCSB
UCSB also maintains a subscription to MyStudentBody.com Drugs. Though it is not required, we recommend that you use your username and password to visit this area of the Web site as well.
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol has an informative Web site that provides detailed information on laws and ordinances that are in effect in Isla Vista, as well as tips for how to stay safe and legal in Isla Vista.
Coming soon: Information on the new on-line Residence Training for Isla Vista residents.