EverFi Courses
Purchase College has partnered with EverFi to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention and sexual assault prevention in higher education institutions across the country. Each year over 5 million students and employees complete these courses.
Required Courses
As part of our comprehensive prevention program all students are required to complete AlcoholEdu and the Sexual Assault Prevention courses. These online courses will empower you to make well informed decisions about issues that affect your college years and beyond. If you need assistance with AlcoholEdu and/or the Sexual Assault Prevention courses, please email saf.alcohol.edu@purchase.edu.
AlcoholEdu
AlcoholEdu is an interactive online program designed to reduce the negative consequences of alcohol use among students. This online course will empower you to make well-informed decisions about substance use and your behaviors.
Sexual Assault Prevention
The Sexual Assault Prevention course is the premier online program addressing the critical issues of sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment – among students, faculty, and staff.
Incoming Students for the Fall Semester
- You will receive an email in mid-July with your assigned courses
- The email will be sent to you by ‘automated-message@everfi.net’ with the subject line “online course assigned to you by Purchase College”
- You must complete Part 1 of each of your assigned courses
Incoming Students for the Spring Semester
- You will receive an email in early December with your assigned courses
- The email will be sent to you by ‘automated-message@everfi.net’ with the subject line “online course assigned to you by Purchase College”
- The courses are not open to you until mid-December
Returning Students
- You will receive an email in mid-July with your assigned courses
- The email will be sent to you by ‘automated-message@everfi.net’ with the subject line “online course assigned to you by Purchase College”
- You must complete Part 1 of each of your assigned courses in order to avoid a hold on your account that will preclude registration, transcripts and diplomas
Important things to remember
- You must complete part 1 of your assigned courses (one related to alcohol and one related to sexual assault prevention)
- You must use your Purchase College email address to complete the courses
- If you are classified as a student athlete, you will also need to complete the Sexual Assault Prevention for Athletes course as specified in the emails you receive in addition to your other assigned courses
- You must get a score of 70 or higher on Part 1 of your assigned AlcoholEdu course in order for it to qualify as completed
- Approximately 45 days after you complete Part 1, you will need to sign back in and complete the courses
- You must complete Part II of your assigned courses by the deadline specified in the emails you received
- Should you experience problems in the courses, technical support is available 24/7 and can be accessed from the “Help” link within the course
If you need assistance with AlcoholEdu and/or the Sexual Assault Prevention courses, please email everfi@purchase.edu.