Effective immediately, the Berkeley Changemaker certificate of completion is no longer offered. Please email changemaker@berkeley.edu with any questions
Certificate Information
Students who are in process of completing the certificate by the end of spring 2026: After completing three courses and a minimum of 5 units, students must email changemaker@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) to request the certificate and send a copy of their transcript. In addition, students must fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XgpZkwPjmR3yRBaY7(link is external).
** PLEASE NOTE: REQUESTS FOR THE CERTIFICATE FOR STUDENTS WHO STARTED THE CERTIFICATE AFTER MAY 15, 2026 WILL NOT BE HONORED.**
Substitutions and waivers are not allowed. Courses that count towards the certificate must be a Berkeley Changemaker-designated course during the semester the course is taken and must from the published list of Berkeley Changemaker courses. Each course can only be applied once towards the earning of the certificate. This certificate can only be earned once per student.
Requirements To Earn the Certificate
- Successfully complete either The Berkeley Changemaker or the Living with Agency course (only one of these two courses is required).
- Complete a minimum of 3 courses and a minimum of 5 units of instruction (units earned in either The Berkeley Changemaker or Living with Agency course count towards the 5-unit minimum requirement)
- Earn a grade of C or above (or "Pass" for the Newton series or for the Openness to Opposing Views course)
- Students must fill out this form
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As a final step, after you fill out the certificate request form, email changemaker@berkeley.edu to let us know your request has been submitted.
Note: Repeated courses will only be counted once. Students can only count one course from the Newton series towards the certificate.
Please do not submit your request for the certificate until you have completed each qualifying course and your grade is posted.