Become a Longhorn Wellness Peer Educator
Longhorn Wellness Peer Educator applications open each spring.
Applications to join the next cohort of Longhorn Wellness Peer Educators will open in Spring 2027
Longhorn Wellness Peer Educator Program
Longhorn Wellness Peer Educators gain peer health leadership expertise through a three-semester academic course and experiential learning that promotes health and wellness on campus. Longhorn Wellness Peer Educators facilitate workshops for student groups and classes and engage with other UT students to empower all UT students to make well-informed decisions about well-being and help create a healthy campus culture.
Benefits of being a Longhorn Wellness Peer Educator
- Earning academic credit for public health experience
- Gaining knowledge on a variety of health topics relevant to college students, which may include mental health, sleep, substance use, healthy sexuality, and more
- Positively influencing your peers and the UT campus
- Helping students connect mental and physical well-being
- Building public speaking and group facilitation skills
- Advocating for a healthier campus and creating change in a meaningful way
- Talking to fellow students about sensitive health and wellness topics
- Developing leadership skills and engaging in professional development
- Becoming part of a supportive team
- Engaging in opportunities to practice self-care
Service Hours
In addition to academic learning, peer educators are required to complete service hours that include outreach, workshop facilitation, tabling, planning wellness programs, mentorship, and other support for the Longhorn Wellness Center.
Program Outline Requirements
- Peer educators must commit to three consecutive long semesters (fall-spring-fall).
- There are no academic prerequisites for the Longhorn Wellness Peer Educator program.
| Semester | Course Credit | Service Hours | Course Code | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Fall) | 3 Hours | 10 | HED 3781* | Prepare to be a peer educator through discussions, lectures, readings, assignments, shadowing of senior peer educators, and interactive exercises. Begin planning a campus health initiative and learn about a variety of health topics. |
| 2 (Spring) | 1 Hour | 20 | HED 178G | Take the lead on campus outreach through facilitating workshops, tabling, and other events while continuing to develop a campus health initiative. Learn about resources and services available to students. |
| 3 (Fall) | 1 Hour | 30 | HED 178J | Continue campus outreach as a senior peer educator through workshops, tabling, and events while mentoring incoming peer educators. Complete the campus health initiative and learn about community health resources. |
*For students in the Bridging Disciplines Program, the first semester course (HED 378I) meets requirements for credit in Ethics and Leadership, Social Inequality, Health, and Policy, and Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Profits.
Questions?
Contact us at 512-475-8252 or email longhornwellnesscenter@austin.utexas.edu.