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The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to providing a healthy environment on all campuses throughout the system. As part of a comprehensive health program designed to promote the safety, health, and well-being of our community, Georgia Tech requires all incoming undergraduate and transfer students to complete AlcoholEdu. Graduate Students are not required to complete AlcoholEdu​. 

If you do not complete this requirement, you will receive a HOLD on your registration for next semester’s classes!

AlcoholEdu is a two-part online educational course about alcohol and other drug safety. AlcoholEdu provides useful, research-based information to help students make healthy decisions and develop healthy lifestyle habits that will last a lifetime. After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • have realistic expectations that influence behavior associated with alcohol
  • recognize and respond to an alcohol-related emergency
  • use low-risk drinking strategies
  • model safer decision-making
  • enjoy their college experience in a positive, responsible way and
  • know Georgia Tech policies, procedures, and campus resources.

First-Year Undergraduate & Transfer Students

Upcoming spring first-year undergraduate, transfer students, and upcoming graduate students: Completion of Parts 1 & 2 of Alcohol Edu for Undergrads is mandatory. 

To fulfill this mandatory training requirement:

1. Access the course via the portal at this link.  

2. Use your Georgia Tech email address to sign in (e.g., student@gatech.edu) and create a password for your account

December 19, 2024 - Part 1 opens

January 18, 2025 - Complete Part 1

Part 2 opens 30 days after you have completed Part 1.

February 19, 2025 - Complete Part 2

Email healthy@gatech.edu with questions or concerns and please include your GT Email and GTID.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Incoming undergraduate and transfer students are required to take Part 1 and Part 2 of both AlcoholEdu and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates 
  • Incoming graduate students are required to take Part 1 of Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduate Students.

Additional Information

  • You will need Internet access and audio capabilities.
  • To avoid technical issues, please use any major web browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome) released within the previous two years.
  • You may take the course in multiple sittings.
  • The course may include surveys to help personalize your experience and measure students’ attitudes and behaviors. All survey responses are confidential; Georgia Tech will only receive information about the student body as a whole and will never see individual students’ answers.
  • Technical support is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.  Please click the “Help” link within the courses to access technical support.