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Undergraduate Student Prevention

The PATH to Care Center empowers undergraduate students to facilitate social change and prevent Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment (SVSH) in their own communities.

Educational Workshops

Trained undergraduate student staff in the Peer Educator program offer a number of workshops to fellow undergraduate students:

    • Consent & Boundaries (an exploration of affirmative consent and respecting limits)
    • Healthy Relationships (a look at interpersonal dynamics)
    • Sexual Harassment & Bystander Intervention (impactful conversations to create safer environments)
    • Responding with Care & Concern (when someone shares about an incident)
    • Creating a Culture of Respect Through Prevention & Response
    • General Overview of PATH to Care Center Services

Peer educators can also tailor a workshop to your community’s needs. 

If you submit an Undergraduate Student Peer-led workshop request now, it will be reviewed for Fall of 2026. 

Request a Workshop using The PTC Service Request Form

Social Media Outreach

Our undergraduate social media coordinators create and disseminate prevention-related content every week. Follow us on Instagram to stay connected and informed.

Undergraduate Peer Educators

The PATH to Care Center hires undergraduate students, including those with work-study aid, as paid staff.

Peer Educators design, customize, facilitate workshops and discussions, manage PATH to Care’s social media and outreach initiatives, and build and maintain partnerships with student organizations on campus. Peer Educators apply anti-oppression and public health frameworks, particularly the concept of primary prevention to build communities that resist SVSH.

Applications for 2026-27 Peer Educator positions are currently closed.

Academic Courses

Violence, Social Justice, and Public Health (PH 107)

The summer undergraduate course in the School of Public Health explores the types of violence most commonly associated with collegiate life as public health issues from personal, social, community, and political perspectives.

Required Education

New Undergraduate Student Prevention

UC policy requires all incoming students, including transfers, to receive education about sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention and resources. UC Berkeley uses a “three dose” approach to reinforce the message:

  1. A letter over the summer from the administration.
  2. An online SHAPE training that must be completed before arriving on campus.
  3. An in-person presentation soon after arrival: Bear Pact is a collaborative program that provides information about wellness, mental health, alcohol and substance abuse, and sexual violence prevention.

Prevention for Student Parents & Families

“Building Safe & Healthy Families” is a toolkit of workbooks, activities, and resources for student parents, caregivers, and University Village families. This prevention resource, developed by PATH to Care, helps parents to:

  • build healthy relationships 
  • model positive behaviors for children, and
  • support their communities. 

Contact pathtocare@berkeley.edu for a copy of the “Building Safe & Healthy Families Workbook.”

The following programs are not currently being offered. Please see our Center Updates Page for more details.

Prevention Consultations – Not offering

Undergraduate student Peer Coordinators can meet with you to discuss what you can do to prevent SVSH in your student community. Examples of strategic efforts include planning safer events, orienting leadership & new members, policy reviews, and more. 

  • Groups often seek consultations after an incident occurs that shakes the trust and cohesion of its members. 
  • Groups also reach out proactively before any kind of harassment or harm occurs, to ensure there continues to be a healthy group climate.

T.R.A.I.L. Prevention & Response Certificate Training – Not offering

The T.R.A.I.L. certificate training is open to all UC Berkeley campus affiliates (undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, postdocs, and staff) to gain skills and tools to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence and harm. 

TRAILblazers build leadership skills by: 

  • Exploring social justice concepts and describing their relationship to various forms of violence
  • Interrogating societal attitudes and beliefs that normalize violence
  • Interpreting how campus-based violence operates
  • Understanding the impact of violence on survivors
  • Learning about options and opportunities for supporting survivors
  • Committing to fostering a respectful campus community

Coaching Athletes as Leaders (CAL) – Not offering

This program engages student-athletes in lively discussions with their coaches and teammates on how to create a campus free of violence, harassment, discrimination, and racism; develop strong interpersonal and leadership skills; promote equity, respect, and responsibility; and serve as role models for the campus community.