Facilitating a DeCal in the Legal Studies Department
Departmental Application Deadlines:
Fall semester: April 1
Spring semester: November 1
Departmental contact/Scheduler: Erika Espinoza eespinoza@berkeley.edu
*NOTE: Student Facilitators may facilitate ONE Legal Studies-sponsored DeCal per semester.
*NOTE: Faculty Sponsors may facilitate ONE Legal Studies-offered DeCal per semester. Facilitators must remember to ask their Faculty Sponsor if they are already sponsoring a Legal Studies DeCal for that same semester.
*NOTE: The Academic Senate deadlines come after the departmental deadline. The Academic Senate deadline date changes from semester to semester.
*NOTE: The Legal Studies department will not accept late submissions.
1) Attend a DeCal Start-up workshop through the SLC - Student Learning Center
2) Prepare a 14-week syllabus with course description, reading list, attendance and grading policy, etc.
3) Seek out a faculty supervisor affiliated with Legal St. and obtain the Faculty Sponsor Letter of Support (expand "Required Documents")
4) Complete the Course Proposal Form - there will be a new form for fall 2025 (expand "Required Documents")
5) Complete the Unit Value Worksheet(the 2nd page of the CPF Packet)
6) Attach a completed departmental form - Legal Studies DeCal Application Form
7) Once you have all documents completed and signed by all facilitators and your faculty supervisor, please email all documents to the Legal Studies Scheduler, Erika Espinoza - eespinoza@berkeley.edu.
8) The Legal Studies department will obtain the Legal Studies Department Chair signature on your ‘Legal Studies DeCal Course Application Form’, we will also submit the finalized packet to the Academic Senate for approval and schedule a room for your DeCal.
Academic Senate Information: https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/coci/sfc