MCB Undergraduate Program

MCB/IB De-Cal

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De-Cal courses sponsored by MCB or IB
Planning for Spring 2012

Each semester, the MCB or IB departments sponsor several De-Cal courses that are facilitated by UC Berkeley students. If you have an idea for a course that is relevant to the majors (in terms of subject matter taught) please follow the steps below to get started. De-Cal offers start up workshops to help you. 

***The deadline to submit the completed paperwork for spring 2012 MCB or IB-sponsored DeCal courses is Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 4pm to 3060 VLSB.

Course Facilitation: Who qualifies?

  1. You must be a junior or senior in order to facilitate an MCB or IB-sponsored DeCal, and must be in good academic standing. For non-majors, that means an overall GPA of 2.0. For majors, you must have at least a 2.0 major GPA.
  2. There will be no more than two primary facilitators allowed for any single DeCal course. One of these facilitators must be a declared major.
  3. All DeCal facilitators will be required to meet with James Depelteau when the forms are submitted, to review expectations for the semester.

Note that MCB and IB has a slightly different set of guidelines than what is on the DeCal web site.

  1. Download the Course Proposal Form - Student Facilitated Courses, review the documents to be sure that you are aware of the university regulations and policies, and prepare your course materials (syllabus, answer the 7 questions on the course proposal form, etc.).
  2. Download and complete the appropriate supplemental application (MCB_DeCal_Packet or IB_DeCal_Packet).
  3. Find a faculty sponsor within the appropriate department and take the materials to him/her for approval.
  4. Bring the completed paperwork to James Depelteau, in the UAO, who will
    1. review it for accuracy to be sure it's complete,
    2. meet with you to discuss expectations for the semester,
    3. obtain remaining signatures (Department Chair and UAC/APCC Chair),
    4. request a room,
    5. send to the COCI before the deadline, and
    6. make copies for you to pick up and take to the DeCal office (for their on-line schedule).

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