The University of Colorado at Boulder, ranked among the top party schools in the country, will require incoming freshmen to take an Internet-based course about alcohol use and misuse.

“We are trying to provide a bottom-line common experience for all students,” said Robert Maust, principal investigator for the school’s A Matter of Degree program. “Then we will be able to say that you know at least that much.”

Maust said he is deciding between two Internet alcohol and drug education programs, “Alcohol EDU” and “My Student Body.” A final decision on which course the university will use will be announced shortly.

The course, required as of this fall, will be customized according to each student’s knowledge about alcohol use. Students will also be surveyed about personal perceptions of alcohol use at college and be given feedback and educational information based on their responses.

The course would take about one to two hours to complete.