College Alc Online Course

All students that are required to take an alcohol education session, as a sanctioned through the R-MC judicial process, are required to complete the on-line College Alc course prior to their first session. The alcohol education session (s) will be conducted by the staff of the Counseling Center. Additional information and a paper and pencil alcohol audit will be supplied when a student signs-up for an alcohol education session at the Counseling Center.

If a student has taken the College Alc course for orientation, or as a part of another education program, she/he will be required to take the College Alc Refresher course when the judicial process mandates participation in an alcohol education session.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will increase their knowledge of the effects of alcohol on their body based on personal risk factors.
2. Students will be able to identify strategies that can be used to prevent alcohol-related harm from occurring to self and others.
3. Students will see appropriate responses to alcohol-related situations modeled in the course videos.
4. Students will reflect on their personal choices, including use, through on-line journals and other personal feedback mechanisms.
5. Students will get a more accurate picture of the alcohol use and harm prevention behaviors of other college students.

GETTING STARTED:  Directions for starting College Alc

1. Go to http://rmc.lpserver.com
2. Click the link on the right side of the page for "Don't have a username? Click here."
3. Complete the registration form, using your new R-MC email address (firstnamelastname@students.rmc.edu). Your R-MC email address will be used as your username.
4. Make note of your password and keep it in a safe place for use each time you access College Alc. Remember that your email address and password are case sensitive.
5. At the bottom of the registration form, enter the Registration Code.
6. Once you log on to the system, click on the College Alc program under the Course Catalog.
7. To see the course description and objectives for College Alc, click on the Details icon.
8. To launch the course, click on the Go icon.
9. To launch the first lesson, click on the Go icon.
10. Follow the instructions to take the confidential pretest survey and complete the course.

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