FAQ for Students

USD requires all students and employees to complete this training on an annual basis to promote healthier and safer campus environment for everyone.  The Think About It course examines the interconnected issues of sexual relationships, sexual violence, and healthy relationships through interactive content and realistic scenarios.  The course also contains information on university resources to assist students and employees in responding to incidents involving sexual misconduct or relationship violence.

Additionally, the university is required under federal law (specifically, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, also known as the “Campus SaVE Act”) to administer training on sexual misconduct and relationship violence to all students and employees on an annual basis.  

Yes, this is an annual training.  Students and employees are required to complete this training on an annual basis in accordance with university policy and federal law.

USD understands that the content in this training may be triggering.  If you are concerned that the training will be triggering based on a personal experience, please contact titleix@sandiego.edu to discuss alternative options for completing the training.  You are not required to share any details about your personal experience.

Additional information about support and resources available at USD

For security purposes, an authentication process is in place for logging into the training.  To access the training, you must click on the link that was sent to your USD email address.  Once you click on the link, you will need to enter your USD login credentials.  If you do not know your login credentials, please contact Information Technology Services at help@sandiego.edu or (619) 260-7900.

If you continue to experience issues after taking the steps detailed above, please contact the online training vendor’s Tech Support by visiting support.everfi.com and clicking "Help."  When contacting them, please detail the steps that you have taken to access the training so that they can quickly troubleshoot the issue.  

We have observed that the course works best when using a new major web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer) that has been released within the past two years.  Students and employees that have experienced issues with the course freezing may have been using an outdated web browser.  Please check your web browser to ensure that you are using one of the preferred browsers and that the browser is up to date. 

If you continue to experience issues after taking the steps detailed above, please contact the online training vendor’s Tech Support by visiting support.everfi.com and clicking "Help."

The course is designed as an interactive module and many of the slides require the participant to click through various scenarios, definitions and hypotheticals before they can advance toward the next slide.  Please make sure that you are clicking through all of the content on each slide.  An indicator as to whether you have reviewed all of the required material is the “Next” button at the bottom right of the screen.  If “Next” is lighter than the “Back” button, you have not yet reviewed all of the material needed to advance to the next slide. 

If you continue to experience issues after taking the steps detailed above, please contact the online training vendor’s Tech Support by visiting support.everfi.com and clicking "Help." When contacting them, please detail the steps that you have taken to advance in the training so that they can quickly troubleshoot the issue.  

While the training is due for all students on October 1, you may be eligible for a one time extension to complete the training.  Please contact titleix@sandiego.edu to request an extension.

Once you complete the training, your completion will be marked in the training system and the university’s records.  You are not required to notify the Title IX office of your completion.  If you would like documentation of your course completion for your own records, you can print your completion certificate on the last page of the training. 

USD holds several trainings and events on campus throughout the year to raise awareness about sexual misconduct and relationship violence. 

Information about upcoming events

Students are required to complete the training by October 1, 2018.  If your student account was assessed the $250 noncompliance fee, you did not complete the training by this deadline and did not have an approved extension in place.  

For any other questions about the training, please contact titleix@sandiego.edu.