One section for a course on “adulting” began Monday and another will kick off Wednesday at the University of California, Berkeley.
For fall 2019, there are 60 students split into two sections for Psychology 198.
The for-credit course will not only teach students how to tackle the mundane tasks of life such as paying taxes but also highlights subjects such as how to “develop good habits,” according to the course description. It falls under the Democratic Education, or “DeCal” program of student-taught, but faculty-approved courses at UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley students Belle Lau and Jenny Zhou are facilitating this semester’s sections of the course.
“I started a course at UC Berkeley called ‘Adulting’ which I am currently facilitating,” Lau shared on LinkedIn. “We bring in guest speakers each week to present on topics that we believe college students should know as they enter adulthood and begin to live and fend for themselves.”
“This course will explore the many dimensions of how to successfully adult [sic],” reads the description for the course, which is offered for one credit. “The school system does not require a class for students to learn how to live in the real world and function as an adult. We often enter college unprepared to take care of ourselves.”
Some students expressed to Campus Reform that the class could serve as a beneficial addition to their schedule.
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