Curriculum

The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) is proud to have incubated this outstanding, first-of-its-kind program from 2021-2025, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley School of Education (BSE). The information on this page preserves the history and offerings of the program and is no longer actively updated, effective July 1, 2025. Curriculum The curriculum focused on three medicines and was rooted in the program’s principles of inclusion, reciprocity, and respect for all beings. Overview Future Programming Meet the Team Curriculum Educational Research Alumni Voices FAQ Program Philosophy Principles of inclusion, reciprocity, and respect for all beings guided the Berkeley Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program. The staff aimed to craft a learning environment that was safe and supportive for everyone, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, and other underrepresented groups. The interdisciplinary curriculum blended contemporary scientific knowledge with ancestral and communal perspectives. In gratitude for the Indigenous traditions that inspired the program’s learning, staff sought to respond with service and community engagement. In the program’s first two years, each cohort was intentionally capped at 25-30 participants. This allowed the team to carefully craft and adjust the curriculum in response to the diverse community of lea