DeCal Courses in the English Department

Students interested in leading a DeCal course in the English Department for the Spring 2026 academic semester must submit their application for review via the English Department DeCal Proposal Form by Friday, November 14.

  • After you have submitted your CPF form through the English Department's Google form, the department staff person for DeCals will email you to let you know whether your course has received Chair approval and can be considered by the Academic Senate's Committee on Courses of Instruction (COCI).
  • Once you receive the department chair's approval to teach your DeCal, you will then submit your Course Proposal Form to COCI.  The Spring 2026 COCI portal is currently unavailable. 

For planning purposes, please note that the DeCal proposal consists of the following:

  1. A completed Course Proposal Form 
  2. A syllabus
  3. A letter of support from a member of the English Department faculty
  • Please ensure you've completed the necessary training before submitting the proposal. Facilitators and all co-facilitators are required to complete their training before submitting their course proposal form to the department. 
  • Only one facilitator is allowed to be listed on the Berkeley Academic Guide. This means only one facilitator will have grading access. Co-Facilitators will not be considered for course listings; however, co-facilitators can still help run your course. 
  • Department staff person: Jasmine Valenzuela, Undergraduate major advisor

DeCals offered in the English Department