SLC | Courses For Credit

Math 98 is a 1-unit course taken in conjunction with specific first-year, foundational Math courses at Berkeley (listed below). Students enrolling in Math Adjunct courses at the SLC will find a dynamic learning community of students looking to develop and enhance learning Mathematics. Utilizing the academic content from the course lectures, adjunct courses examine the heightened academic demands of University-level Mathematics while implementing critical study strategies techniques in order to enhance problem-solving skills and promote academic success.

This course is designed for first-semester and/or first year Freshmen intending to study Science at Cal.

In this course, students will explore Berkeley's heightened learning demands and de-mystify academic conventions at a Research University while developing a process for learning and studying effectively particularly in foundational, gateway courses (i.e. Chem 1A or Physics 7/8 that introduce students to various science disciplines. This small seminar course also provides students with an opportunity to meet other freshmen who are similarly trying to navigate the foundational, first-year courses while finding an engaged, supportive scholarly community of peers who have interests in common academic trajectories in the Sciences.

Topics of the Course include: Effective Goal Setting and Time management, Critical Reading Strategies, Note taking, Exam Preparation and Test Taking, Critical Writing Strategies, Academic Presentation/Public Speaking, and de-mystifying the academic culture as it relates to self-concept, academic confidence, motivation, and academic success. The reading, assignments, and projects in this 2 unit P/NP seminar course assist Freshmen to reflect on their learning process, implement important study strategies, and identify campus resources to make successful personal and academic transitions to the university.

This course is designed for Continuing Undergraduates. In this course, undergraduates examine the learning demands and academic conventions across various disciplines and discourse communities at the Research University. To enhance scholarly engagement and active learning in their disciplines, students will examine their prior beliefs about learning in their disciplines, explore the actual discourse conventions and learning demands within and across various disciplines, while developing a learning process that enhances active intellectual engagement.

The course will cover the following Study Strategies Topics: Effective Goal Setting and Time management, Critical Reading Strategies, Note taking, Exam Preparation and Test Taking, Critical Writing Strategies, Academic Presentation/Public Speaking, and Academic Confidence at Berkeley. This small seminar course also provides students with an opportunity to meet other undergraduates across diverse disciplines looking to expand a supportive scholarly community. The reading, assignments, and projects in this 2 unit P/NP seminar course assist Continuing Undergraduates to reflect on their learning process, implement important study strategies, and identify campus resources and intellectual opportunities that enhance their growth as scholars preparing to do research or prepare for life after university (gradaute school, professional school, career).

Education 98/198: To the Capstone and Beyond, Strategies for Success, 2 Units P/NP:

Undertaking a capstone (i.e. senior thesis or honors thesis) or other culminating project marks a transition into a new phase of a student's education. "Capstone" and "capstone-like" projects are characterized by a new type of engagement in the scholarly enterprise that brings with it many unfamiliar expectation and demands. In the case of a research university like UC Berkeley, a capstone project conventionally involves the creation and contribution of new knowledge through inquiry.

This course is designed to help undergraduates effectively meet the many challenges associated with undertaking a significant, culminating capstone or capstone-like scholarly project. Such a transition into active participation in scholarly discourse shares many features with the transiton to upper-division course work and the transition of first year students into the research university itself. Joining a disciplinary or interdisciplinary community involves engaging in unfamiliar ways of thinking, reading and writing, poses considerable affective and motivational challenges, and necessitates their adopting new roles and relationships with respect to faculty and other members of the discourse community of students making this transition as they engage in capstone experiences and in the composing of capstone texts and projects. The course emphasizes the knowledge, skills, and strategies essential to sound inquiry and the preparation of scholarly texts for dissemination in a variety of forms for a variety of audiences. More specifically, students apply their own capstone projects core strategies for: negotiating academic discourse conventions of authors and instructors in relevant disciplines; further developing and utilizing their metacognitive processes; effectively scheduling and managing a project of the magnitude of a capstone; proficiently communicating to a variety of audiences in a variety of genres the insights they have garnered in their work.

This course is designed to assist freshmen and continuing students with learning disorders in achieving academic and personal success at Cal. Course readings and assignments, combined with individual assessment and consultations establish a process for students to become self-directed, autonomous learners. Students will learn about effective learning and study strategies, increase knowledge about learning disorders (learning disabilities and ADHD), increase knowledge about academic self-concept, personality preferences, and learning styles, and develop campus networks of support.

Explore the diversity of voices in literature and other media through guest lectures and small discussion sections. In the process, develop and express your own voice, find out more about the experience of your classmates, and get to know the research and interests of a variety of professors and departments on campus.

To enroll, use the appropriate course control number listed above the correlates with your class standing. Note that the course meets MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS. Lectures occur on Mondays and discussion on Wednesdays. Note the the discussion meeting time will not appear on your Telebears schedule. You must be able to make both Mondays and Wednesdays to enroll. For more information contact Alberto Ledesma, aledesma@berkeley.edu

Writing Workshops:
Students must apply to be in a 1-Unit P/PNP Writing Workshop. Apply online or download an application in PDF format to submit in person. Each workshop is limited to seven students. When your application is accepted, you will receive enrollment instructions for the Reading & Composition course via email.

Craft of Facilitating Course :
The Craft of Facilitating is a semester-long, 2- or 3-unit course for Pass/No Pass credit. Students planning a course and preparing to facilitate earn 2 units. Students who are concurrently facilitating a course receive an additional unit for the time they are spending conducting their own class, and receive 3 units for Craft. The course counts towards the Minor in Education Field Studies requirement and has no prerequisites. For more information about the course, contact Alex de Guia at deguiaal@berkeley.edu

Adjunct Course	Units	Time	Room	Instructor
Math 98	1	TTh 3:30-5	113 Chavez	TBD
Adjunct to Lecture:		Time		Professor
Math 1A	4	TuTh 12:30-2	1 LeConte	Simic

For students wanting to enroll in the adjunct course, Students must add the lecture course via Tele-BEARS corresponding to the adjunct course. To obtain Course Control Number (CCN) for the adjunct course, Adjunct Instructor approval is required. In order to gain instructor approval, Students must attend the adjunct course during week one. Drop-in Math Tutoring is available for students not able to add the adjunct course. Space in the Adjunct course is limited. For any questions about enrollment about Math Adjunct courses, contact Mike Wong, mjwong@berkeley.edu.

Adjunct Course	Units	Time	Room	Instructor
Math 98	1	TuTh 11-12:30	113 Chavez	Leong
Adjunct to Lecture:		Time		Professor
Math 10B	4	MWF 3-4 PM	245 Li Ka Shing	Evans

Adjunct Course	Units	Time	Room	Instructor
Math 98	1	MWF 12-1	113 Chavez	TBD
Adjunct to Lecture:		Time		Professor
Math 16A	3	MWF 11-12	1 Pimentel	Harrington

Adjunct Course	Units	Time	Room	Instructor
Math 98	1	TTh 2-3:30	113 Chavez	TBD
Adjunct to Lecture:		Time		Professor
Math 54	4	TTh11-12:30	155 Dwinelle	Stankova

For students wanting to enroll in the adjunct course, Students must add the lecture course via Tele-BEARS corresponding to the adjunct course. To obtain Course Control Number (CCN), Adjunct Instructor approval is required. In order to gain instructor approval, Students must attend the adjunct course during week one. Drop-in Math Tutoring is available for students not able to add the adjunct course. Space in the Adjunct course is limited. For any questions about enrollment about Math Adjunct courses, contact Mike Wong, mjwong@berkeley.edu.

*To enroll in this course, simply use the appropriate Course Control Number (CCN) to add the course via Tele-Bears. Space is limited to 15-17 students per section. Students must attend the course during the first two weeks of classes to ensure enrollment. Students will not be able to add the class after week 3 of the semester. Students who add during week three must get instructor approval before adding the class. Use the control number linked to desired course and time for 2 units P/NP. Units for this course are NOT variable. Please check your BEARFACTS to ensure that you are enrolled in the correct section and appropriate unit value. Contact Alex de Guia at deguiaal@berkeley.edu about enrollment in SLC Education 98/198 Strategies for Success courses.The course is closed for enrollment after week 3.

To enroll in this course, simply use the appropriate Course Control Number (CCN) to add the course via Tele-Bears. Space is limited to 15-17 students per section. Students must attend the course during the first two weeks of classes to ensure enrollment. Students will not be able to add the class after week 3 of the semester. Students who add during week three must get instructor approval before adding the class. Use the control number linked to desired course and time for 2 units P/NP. Units for this course are NOT variable. Please check your BEARFACTS to ensure that you are enrolled in the correct section and appropriate unit value. Contact Alex de Guia at deguiaal@berkeley.edu about enrollment in SLC Education 98/198 Strategies for Success courses. The course is closed for enrollment after week 3.

Space is limited. Students must attend the course during the first two weeks of classes to ensure enrollment. Students must be connected with the DSP Program to enroll. Insturctor approval is requried. To enroll via Tele-bears, students MUST use the appropriate CCN for 2 units. First year and lower division students enroll in Education 98 while first year transfers or continuing students enroll in upper division Education 198. The unit value for this course is NOT variable and must be taken for 2 units P/NP. Please check with BEARFACTS to ensure that you are enrolled in the correct section with the appropriate unit value. If you have further questions about the course, contact Connie Chiba cchiba@berkeley.edu. The course is closed for enrollment after week 3 of the semester.