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) 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 graduated before December 2024, then either The Berkeley Changemaker or Living With Agency are strongly recommended. If you graduate after December 2024, one of those two courses is 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.