Resources and Training

Resources for OATS Users, Reviewers, and Approvers

OATS User Guides and Video Tutorials


The following user guides and video overviews were developed by the UC OATS technical team. They cover all current system functionality available in UC OATS.

You can also access these resources at the UC OATS Training(link is external) Overview website.

APM 025 Users
The following web page contains user guides and other training resources for faculty, deans, and full-time faculty administrators who are subject to APM 025:

General Campus Faculty (APM 025)(link is external)

APM 025 Reviewers
The following web page contains user guides and other training resources for administrators and staff responsible for reviewing APM 025 category I prior approval requests, student involvement requests, and annual certifications:

General Campus Reviewer (APM 025)(link is external)


APM 025 Approvers
The following web page contains user guides and other training resources for department chairs, deans, and vice provosts responsible for approving APM 025 category I requests, student involvement forms, and annual certifications:

General Campus Approver (APM 025)(link is external)

UC Berkeley OATS webinar tutorials

The following webinars are specific to UC Berkeley faculty:

UCB OATS Faculty Webinar(link is external)
UCB Reviewer Webinar(link is external)
UCB Approver Webinar(link is external)