Will a short online class curb instances of sexual assault on campus? Montana universities will soon find out.

KTVQ reports:

Montana college students must complete sexual assault course in order to register

BILLINGS –
Sexual violence is unfortunately no stranger to college campuses, as stories of assault and rape arise at universities all across the country.

Now, Montana universities hope to educate students on how to deal with and report sexual assault with mandatory education on the subject.

New this fall, Montana students will not be able to register for classes until they complete a sexual assault program.

The “Haven” sexual assault program is a 40-minute long online course, much like the alcohol courses students already take.

The Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education announced the directive at the end of 2014.

It’s a protocol for students to complete the sexual assault awareness and prevention program.

In the introduction to the Haven program, it states that one in five women report experiencing an attempted or completed rape while in college.

The course asks questions about values, as well as how it’s appropriate to act in certain situations.

A recent analysis of rape at the University of Montana by author Jon Krakauer is not the only time for this issue to surface.