Berkeley Changemaker Certificate of Completion

Berkeley Changemaker Certificate of Completion

The Berkeley Changemaker® program incorporates three key through-lines of its curriculum: critical thinking, communication and collaboration into an array of interdisciplinary courses offered by departments across the Berkeley campus. The program is now proud to recognize the students who, through their commitment to effecting change, have completed three or more courses selected from the suite of Berkeley Changemaker designated courses.

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Requirements To Earn the Certificate

All students must be UC Berkeley matriculated students who complete a minimum of 3 courses and a minimum of 5 units of instruction. A grade of C or above (or Pass for the Newton series and/or the Openness to Opposing Views course) must be earned in each class to qualify for the certificate. Repeated courses will only be counted once. Students can only count one course from the Newton series towards the certificate.

NOTE: If you graduate after December 2024, eitherThe Berkeley ChangemakerorLiving With Agencyare required among the courses you count toward the certificate.

Certificate Information

To earn the certificate, students select courses available in the Berkeley Changemaker list of approved courses. Other courses may become available as they are approved for the curriculum. After completing three courses and a minimum of 5 units, students must email changemaker@berkeley.edu to request the certificate and send a copy of their transcript. In addition, students must fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XgpZkwPjmR3yRBaY7.

Students will receive an electronic badge that can be shared on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. In addition, the student will receive a personalized, digital certificate that the student can manually add to LinkedIn or share via email or social media platforms.

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.

Sample Certificate of Completion

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Requirements To Earn the Certificate

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST FOR THE CERTIFICATE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED EACH QUALIFYING COURSE AND YOUR GRADE IS POSTED.

  • complete a minimum of 3 courses and a minimum of 5 units of instruction. 
  • Earn a grade of C or above (or Pass for the Newton series)
  • Students must fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XgpZkwPjmR3yRBaY7.
  • As a final step, email changemaker@berkeley.edu to request the certificate and attach an unofficial copy of your transcript

Note: Repeated courses will only be counted once. Students can only count one course from the Newton series towards the certificate .

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Berkeley Changemaker Certificate Badge

FIRST 50 BERKELEY CHANGEMAKER CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION RECIPIENTS

NameCertificate Completion Term
Carlos Collado CapellFall 2023
Akhil VentakeshFall 2023
Aurora Khatibi GarrityFall 2023
Divyesh Shanker TanejaFall 2023
Shruti Kala GattapallyFall 2023
Samhita Kasturi NagubandiSpring 2024
Parneet Kaur VirkSpring 2024
Sarthak JainSpring 2024
Meredith McCalmontSpring 2024
J.H. (Name not published)Spring 2024
William PeltonSpring 2024
Maddon ChoiSpring 2024
Deheng PengSpring 2024
Maria Espinoza AlfaroSpring 2024
Elisa IeongSpring 2024
Natalia ShamoonSpring 2024
Anjali NairSpring 2024
Vineela GogineniSpring 2024
Nikolas DejungSpring 2024
Daniel ConwaySpring 2024
Claire DucharmeSpring 2024
Frank ConsoliSpring 2024
Stephanie LeivasSpring 2024
Nesyah GalatinSpring 2024
Yomm HammadSpring 2024
Gwyneth ChanSpring 2024
Tavishi BagariaSpring 2024
Sidney ReyesSpring 2024
Kristel CosioSpring 2024
Mia RauerSpring 2024
Lindsay Fokwa DjoukaSpring 2024
D.C. (Name not published)Spring 2024
Lavanya KalleySummer 2024
Emily M ChiangSummer 2024
Kara Grace GaiserSummer 2024
Ariya ShahidSummer 2024
Zhengyuan Jacob WuSummer 2024
Amada MadrigalSummer 2024
Cyrus Alexander GilaniSummer 2024
Omeed EtemadiSummer 2024
R. L. (Name not published)Summer 2024
Cyrus GilaniSummer 2024
Li XihuaFall 2024
Lucy RevinaFall 2024
Vista MehrshahiFall 2024
Maya BhandariFall 2024
Rameen RaufFall 2024
Mike NguyenFall 2024
Maddie Van DiepenFall 2024
Viana BasuaFall 2024