Legal Studies Latest News as of 3/4/25

March 4, 2025
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1) Sign Up to Walk
2) Su Opps Fair
3) PUGS 
4) UC Ctr Sacramento
5) SLC Group Coaching
6) Stand Up for Sci
7) Su Phil prereqs
8) LSAT/GRE Prep
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1) Sign up to Walk
Sign up to Walk
If you plan to walk in the Legal Studies Commencement Ceremony this spring, 
Sign up to walk here.
The DEADLINE to sign up, get your name in the program, and get two free tickets is March 31st. 
If your family is bugging you for details, send them to the Commencement tab on our website.
You should look at the info there too, before asking Lauri. ;-) Thanks!
The ticket purchase link will be ready later on.
E-mails will be sent out to let you know when the ticket site is ready and a link will be put on the website under the Commencement tab.
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2) Su Opps Fair
Su Opps Fair

Berkeley Summer Sessions is hosting our annual Summer Opportunities Fair this Thursday, March 6, from 2-4pm in West Pauley Ballroom

We’ll continue to post about the Summer Opportunities Fair on our Instagram and Facebook accounts.

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3) PUGS 
PUGS
Join us this Friday March 7th 2-5
Preparing Undergraduates for Graduate School (P.U.G.S) - Demystifying Graduate School
Join us for an informative program on demystifying the graduate school application and process to FGLI BIPOC students. We'll cover key topics such as choosing a program, funding, application tips, and resources. There will also be a graduate student panel to gain advice from students who have been through the process as well as a mixer to meet other students and admissions officers. RSVP here!
First Program : 
Date: March 7th, 2-5:00 PM
Location:  Unit 3 APR (2400 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Food will be provided during the mixer - please RSVP so that an adequate amount of food is provided for the day of. 
This is the 1st of 4 sessions geared to preparing Berkeley undergraduate students for graduate school.

March 7th: Overview: All about Graduate School
April 4th: Law
April 10th: STEM/Business
April 25th: STEM/Pre-med
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4) UC Ctr Sacramento
UC Ctr Sacramento

Spend the Fall 2025 term studying and interning in and around the CA State Capitol!  Gain academic credit, public policy research and internship experience.  We have launched careers in public service, and we can help launch yours, too!

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5) SLC Group Coaching
SLC Group Coaching

Dear Cal Learners, 


We hope that this email finds you well!


The SLC Strategic Learning Program is thrilled to announce our newest format of service: Group Academic Coaching! 


This format brings together students, like you, who work in tandem to develop key learning skills, habits, and strategies while tapping into the power of peer accountability and community with fellow learners.


This semester, group academic coaching will be focused on supporting you to “Plan It. Prioritize It. Achieve It: Pushing Towards the Final Stretch.” Through this six week group coaching series, you will be able to focus on building your skills of time management & planning to navigate the second half of the semester and to finish Spring 2025 strong. You will set goals, explore strategies, and reflect on your progress in a supportive community. 


We will be offering two cohorts of Group Academic Coaching during Spring 2025 on Mondays, 2 - 3 pm and Thursdays, 1 - 2 pm between Week of March 31 - Week of May 5. 


The first step to joining this service is by signing up for an Orientation at bit.ly/slp-gac. After the Orientation, you will have an opportunity to decide whether you would like to commit to the six weeks of Group Academic Coaching. 


Even though finals are still half a semester away, now is the time to set yourself up for success in the final stretch!


Please don’t hesitate to reach out to strategiclearningprogram@berkeley.edu with any questions!


Warmly,

SLC Strategic Learning Program

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6) Stand Up for Sci
Stand Up for Sci
We are organizing a solidarity protest at UC Berkeley with the national Stand Up for Science movement happening in all 50 states. The protest will take place at Upper Sproul on Friday, March 7th, 2025 between noon and 1 pm. Visit our website for updated information, speaker line-up, and more!

Schedule of events:
11:45 a.m.: Gather (bring your own signs and posters)
Noon: Community speeches
12:45 p.m.: March through campus

Ways to get involved:
  • Attend and encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to end!
  • Spread the word among your networks! Forward this email, print the attached flyer and post freely, and use our social media toolkit to show your support.
  • Volunteer to help. We’re looking for helpful hands and encouraging voices, folks interested in giving short speeches in support of science (specifically, to secure and expand scientific funding; end censorship and political interference in science; and defend diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science). Please fill out this form to learn more and volunteer.
Again, stay up to date with programming via our website!

Best,
UC Berkeley Stand up for Science Planning Team
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7) Su Phil prereqs
Su Phil prereqs
NOTE: The following Phil classes are all options to fulfill the Phil prereq for the Legalst major.
Individual Morality and Social Justice (Phil 2)
This course explores fundamental topics in moral and political
philosophy and also provides an introduction to philosophical reading,
writing, and argument skills. It seeks to address questions such as: How
can I lead a meaningful life? How should we relate to others? Is morality
objective? What makes a society just?

Class Number: 12092
(Session A) & 12739
(Session D)
Nakaazawa- Session A
Vernallis- Session D

The Nature of Mind (Phil 3)
We use the concept of the mental in our everyday thought and talk; we take
ourselves and others to have mental states like thoughts, feelings, perceptions,
desires. But what exactly are we talking about when we talk about our minds?
What’s the relationship between our minds and our bodies? How does mentality
fit into the rest of the natural world, and how can it be studied scientifically?
We’ll investigate these questions from a variety of different angles, looking at
how they’ve been treated in the past, and evaluating them by our own lights.

Class Number:
11849 (Session A) &
133088 (Session D)
Levac- Session A
Cheng- Session D

Knowledge and it’s Limits (Phil 4)
We navigate life assuming we know certain truths. But have you ever stopped to
ask: What really is knowledge? Should you trust everything you hear? How much
should new evidence change your confidence in a belief? And what should you do
when someone challenges what you think you know? Welcome to the fascinating
world of epistemology, the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of
knowledge, belief, and truth.

Class Number:
13931 (Session D)
DeBrine- Session
D

Introduction to Logic (Phil 12A)
In this course, we will cover the syntax, semantics, and proof theory of
propositional logic, basic syllogistic logic, and predicate logic.
Throughout the course, we will look at the mathematical underpinnings
of logic as well as its applications to mathematics, philosophy, and
everyday reasoning.

Class Number: 11851
(Session A) & 12843
(Session D)
Ommundsen- Session A
Gonzalez- Session D

Ancient Philosophy (phil 25A)
This course is an introduction to ancient Greek philosophy, focusing
primarily on Plato (427-347 BCE) and Aristotle (384-322 BCE). We will also
discuss the Pre-Socratic philosopher Parmenides and three major schools
of Hellenistic philosophy, Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Pyrrhonian Skepticism.

Class Number:
11853 (Session A)
& 12797 (Session
D)
Coyne- Session A
Helder- Session D
Modern Philosophy (phil 25B)
This course dives into the revolutionary ideas of early modern philosophy
(17th–18th centuries), a period that shattered over a thousand years of
philosophical tradition. As science upended medieval worldviews, radical
thinkers reimagined fundamental questions: What is the mind? What are the
limits of knowledge? What is a person? Their bold ideas reshaped philosophy,
laying the groundwork for the questions we still wrestle with today. To
understand contemporary thought—and the nature of intellectual revolutions—
we must first explore the minds that sparked them.
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8) LSAT/GRE Prep
LSAT/GRE Prep
Subject Line: Live (and low-cost) LSAT & GRE Prep
 
There will be a set of affordable LSAT and GRE prep courses this spring.
Campus Prep has provided high-quality, low-cost prep courses for more than 13 years at UCLA, UW, UC Davis, and several other schools.
Apply for the live online courses (and see schedules) at campusprep.org.  It takes just 45 seconds to apply.  
LSAT Course Details
  • Live online course taught by a high-scoring instructor you can interact with
  • Comprehensive 27-hour course, including 3 proctored practice exams
  • Costs $235-$285 (depending if you qualify for aid)
  • Payment plans are available
Students who complete the course often get 9-point gains on the LSAT     
The course is filling up fast. Apply ASAP for the LSAT course.
Questions? Email admin@campusprep.org or call (877) 805-2521.
GRE Course Details
  • Live online course taught by an expert instructor you can interact with
  • Comprehensive 18-hour course
  • Costs $315 ($257 if you qualify for aid)
  • Payment plans are available
The course is filling up fast. Apply ASAP for the GRE course.
Questions? Email admin@campusprep.org or call (877) 805-2521.
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