# American Cultures (AMCULT)

**Source**: https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult
**Parent**: https://americancultures.berkeley.edu/faculty/ac-course-endorsement-process

Subcommittee of COCI. Evaluates courses with respect to Regulation 300 (Breadth Requirement in the study of American Cultures).

## Committee Roster 2025-2026

Leadership

- Angela Marino (TDPS), Chair - Fall only
- Michael Mascuch (Rhetoric), Member - Fall only, Chair - Spring only

Members

- Lisandro (Leloy) Claudio (South Southeast Asian)
- Hidetaka Hirota (History)
- Stephanie Jones-Rogers (History)
- Ramsey McGlazer (Comp Lit)
- Tina Sacks (Social Welfare)
- Leti Volpp (Law)

Student Members

- Anika Yu - ASUC
- Rayne Xue - ASUC

Ex Officio

- Mark Stacey (CEE)– Division Chair (nonvoting)

By Invitation

- Victoria Robinson (American Cultures Center)- Program Director - nonvoting

Contact

- [Rachel Marias Dezendorf](mailto:rmariasdezendorf@berkeley.edu) (Academic Senate) - Analyst

## Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held on Fridays from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in 320 Stephens Hall. 

Also see the [AMCULT Review Schedule](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/info).

## Annual Report

- [2024-25 Annual Report](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/approved_amcult_annual_report_2024-25_0.pdf)

Please contact the committee analyst for additional reports.

## Committee Resources, Documents, and Links

### Committee Resources

- [General Information and Review Schedule](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/info)
- [Fulfilling the AC Graduation Requirement](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/requirement)
- [Creating and Submitting a New AC Course](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/creating)
- [Modifying an Approved AC Course and Instructor Changes](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/modifying)

### Documents

- [AC Course Approval Guidelines](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/ac_guidelines_march_2018_final_0.pdf)
- [Simmons Report](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/simmonsrpt_1989.pdf)
- [Student Petition to Substitute a Course for AC Credit](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/amcult_studentpetition_05.2025.pdf)
- [AC Course Review Business Process](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/ac_business_process_2017.pdf)

### Links

- [American Cultures Center](http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/)
- [Approved AC Courses at Berkeley](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/approved-berkeley)
- [Approved AC Courses at Other Colleges](https://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/amcult/approved-other)
- [Berkeley Division By-law 33 (Courses of Instruction)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQbtnLEe3AwXxjIJ7pt192nCs6cX1N2m2uVZ_y-FTRo/edit#heading=h.ay0h1e19t5l3)