DeCal through NEU

Neuroscience De-Cals

Departmental Deadline
Spring 2025: Monday, October 14, 2024, by 11:59 pm

Starting Spring 2025, the Neuroscience department will sponsor several DeCal courses facilitated by UC Berkeley students. If you have an idea for a course that is relevant to the major (in terms of subject matter taught), please follow the steps below to get started.

NEU DeCal Rules

  • In order to facilitate a NEU-sponsored DeCal, you must be in good academic standing and have attended Berkeley for at least four semesters (or one semester if a junior transfer). Good academic standing: overall GPA of 2.0 for non-majors and overall major GPA of 2.0 for NEU majors.

  • At least one of the facilitators must be a declared NEU major or MCB - Neuro major. A maximum of two facilitators can be listed as Student Course Facilitators on the forms and receive units for facilitating.

  • All facilitators must have completed one of the training and workshops offered by the Undergraduate Course Facilitator Training & Resources (UCFTR).

  • The content of the course must be within the scope of the academic program.

  • The course must be open to all students for enrollment.

  • The course cannot require advocacy, fundraising, or publicity for student organizations.

  • The course cannot discriminate against those students who choose not to participate in the student organization's activities.

Application Process

  1. Download and fill out the required documents below.

  2. Find a faculty sponsor affiliated with the Neuroscience department and take the materials to them for approval.

  3. Sign up for student facilitator training or workshops through UCFTR by Oct 14, 2024. This is a requirement if you haven't done it.

  4. Complete and submit your NEU DeCal application via Google Forms. Administrative staff will follow up with you if there are any issues with the submitted proposal.

  5. The department will

  • obtain the Department Chair's signature,

  • acquire a room for the DeCal, and

  • submit a paper copy of your proposal to the Committee on Courses of Instruction (COCI).

Required Documents

  1. Course Proposal Form for Student-Facilitated Courses: Review the documents to be sure that you are aware of the university regulations and policies and prepare your course materials.

  2. Course syllabus

  3. Faculty Sponsor Letter of Support: The letter must address the questions proposed in Faculty Sponsor Letter of Support Instructions

  4. Affiliate Form: You will receive a DocuSign after the DeCal application is submitted. In addition to mandatory onboarding, Human Resources requires all facilitators to complete this form.