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Getting into Data Classes

  1.  Check our Spring 2025 Enrollment FAQs.
  2.  Check for updates on the Data 001 Ed Discussion page.
  3.  Read the Class Notes for each class on the Schedule of Classes.

If you have checked the resources above and cannot find the answer to your question:

  • For questions about enrolling in Data courses, please contact us at ds-advising@berkeley.edu.
  • For questions about enrolling in other courses, please contact the department that manages the course (for example: for IND ENG 135, please contact IEOR; for COMPSCI 61B, please contact EECS).

Requests to Clear Prerequisites

Data Science enforces class prerequisites and corequisites for most classes, as approved in the Berkeley Academic Guide, with limited substitutions allowed. We do not consider exceptions (i.e. requests to enroll without completing the requisites or any approved substitute).

Students are expected to complete all prerequisites with passing grades of C- or better before the class begins, including prerequisites that were in-progress or Incomplete at the time of enrollment. We reserve the right to drop students who don't meet these requirements. 

TIMING: Please be sure to submit your request before your Phase 1 enrollment time, or as soon as you want to enroll. Enrollment requests are reviewed as soon as possible, usually within 1-2 business days.

Submit Sp25 Requests Here

Please note that enrollment permission will only be granted for the specific cases listed below:

Course Enforced Requisites Exceptions Allowed
Data/CompSci/Stat C100

New for Sp25: Stat 20 is an approved alternate course to meet the Data C8 prerequisite. Students who have taken/are taking Stat 20 no longer need to complete the form to clear the requisite. 

Prerequisites: Data C8 or Stat 20; and CS 61A or Data C88C or Engin 7

Co-requisite: Math 54 or 56 or 110, or Physics 89, or EECS 16A

For Data 8*: Stat 21, W21, 135, PH 142 or IndEng 165 allowed

For CS 61A: CS 47A + approved transfer course

For Linear Algebra: Stat 89A or Math 91 in Fall 2022 allowed
Data 101

Prerequisites: CS 61B; Data C100

For CS 61B: CS 47B + approved transfer course

For Data C100: Approved transfer courses only
Data/Stat C102

Prerequisites: Math 54 or 56 or 110 or Stat 89A or Physics 89 or both of EECS 16AB; Data C100; and any of EECS 126, Data C140, Stat 134, IndEng 172, Math 106

Approved transfer courses only
Data/Stat C140

Prerequisites: Data C8, or both Stat 20* and CS 61A or Data/CS C88C; one year of calculus at the level of Math 1A-1B or higher

Co-requisite: Math 54 or 56 or 110, EECS 16B, Stat 89A or equivalent linear algebra

For Linear Algebra: Math 91 in Fall 2022, or Physics 89

Other approved transfer courses

*Solely for the purpose of satisfying the course prerequisite for enrollment, Stat 21, W21, 135, PH 142 or IndEng 165 may be allowed in substitution for Data C8, when combined with CS 61A or 88. Please note that these courses do NOT meet the Data C8 requirement for the Data Science major or minor.

Enrollment FAQs

Yes, you can enroll in a class for next semester if you have the prerequisite in progress at UC Berkeley and will complete it before next semester begins.

*If you are currently taking a prerequisite class outside of UC Berkeley, the registration system will not automatically recognize this and you will need to submit a request to clear the prerequisite, including your proof of enrollment.

Faculty reserve the right to validate requisites at the start of the semester and drop students who did not complete or did not pass requisites that they were previously enrolled in.

An enforced co-requisite may be taken either before or concurrently with the class it is requisite to. If you want to take a course and its co-requisite in the same semester, you must FIRST enroll (not be on the waitlist) in the co-requisite course. For example, if you are taking Math 54 concurrently with Data C100, you must enroll in Math 54 first before you will be able to add Data C100.

NEW for Spring 2025: The registration system will automatically recognize completion of a linear algebra course from a California community college, even if you did not also take differential equations. This should be listed on your Transfer Credit Report as "Linear Algebra". Students who have this Linear Algebra transfer credit posted do not need to fill out the form above to request permission to enroll.

If you completed a requisite course outside of UC Berkeley and have equivalent credit listed on your Transfer Credit Report in CalCentral (for example, if your Transfer Credit Report lists transfer credit equivalent to Math 54 or Linear Algebra), the registration system will automatically recognize that this course is completed when you enroll. You do not need to submit any form.

If you completed a requisite course outside of UC Berkeley but haven't yet submitted your transcript, or your transcript hasn't yet been processed on your Transfer Credit Report, submit the form above to clear the prerequisite, including an unofficial copy of your transcript.

If you completed a requisite course outside of UC Berkeley that isn't listed as equivalent on your Transfer Credit Report but you have already received approval for it as equivalent to a UC Berkeley course (e.g. a course from an out-of-state university), submit the form above to clear the prerequisite, including your documentation of equivalency approval.

Connectors

This section has not yet been updated for 2023-24.

Please check the Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date information on times, locations and availability.

Title Course Number Description Instructor
Economic Models Data 88E This Data Science connector course will motivate and illustrate key concepts in Economics with examples in Python Jupyter notebooks. The course will give data science students a pathway to apply python programming and data science concepts within the discipline of economics.  The course will also give economics students a pathway to apply programming to reinforce fundamental concepts and to advance the level of study in upper division coursework and possible thesis work. E. Van Dusen
Computational Structures in Data Science Data/CompSci C88C Development of Computer Science topics appearing in Foundations of Data Science (C8); expands computational concepts and techniques of abstraction. Understanding the structures that underlie the programs, algorithms, and languages used in data science and elsewhere. Mastery of a particular programming language while studying general techniques for managing program complexity, e.g., functional, object-oriented, and declarative programming. Provides practical experience with composing larger systems through several significant programming projects. M. Ball
Probability and Mathematical Statistics in Data Science Data/Stat C88S

In this connector course we will state precisely and prove results discovered while exploring data in Data 8. Topics include: probability, conditioning, and independence; random variables; distributions and joint distributions; expectation, variance, tail bounds; Central Limit Theorem; symmetries in random permutations; prior and posterior distributions; probabilistic models; bias-variance tradeoff; testing hypotheses; correlation and the regression model.

  
Python and Earth Science EPS 88 Earthquakes and El Ninos are examples of natural hazards in California. The course uses Python/Jupyter Notebook and real-world observations to introduce students to these and other Earth phenomena and their underlying physics. The students will learn how to access and visualize the data, extract signals, and make probability forecasts. The final module is a project that synthesizes the course material to make a probabilistic forecast. The course will be co-taught by a team of EPS faculty, and the focus of each semester will depend on the expertise of the faculty in charge.  
       
Data Science Applications in Physics Physics 88 Introduction to data science with applications to physics. Topics include: statistics and probability in physics, modeling of the physical systems and data, numerical integration and differentiation, function approximation. Connector course for Data Science 8, room-shared with Physics 77. Recommended for freshmen intended to major in physics or engineering with emphasis on data science.  
Scientific Study of Politics PolSci 88 We will focus on the theoretical side of political science. The main goals here are to understand what makes a good political science theory, and to give a brief overview of how game theory and related tools make up a powerful way to construct theories. This side of the class will be less data-focused, we will also see how the programming tools you learn in Data 8 can be used in this part of the scientific process. We will pivot to the empirical side in the second part of the class, we will cover how political scientists and other social scientists think about the challenges of causal inference, and the tools we use to overcome them.  
Data and Decisions UGBA 88 The goal of this connector course is to provide an understanding of how data and statistical analysis can improve managerial decision-making. We will explore statistical methods for gleaning insights from economic and social data, with an emphasis on approaches to identifying causal relationships. We will discuss how to design and analyze randomized experiments and introduce econometric methods for estimating causal effects in non-experimental data. The course draws on a variety of business and social science applications, including advertising, management, online marketplaces, labor markets, and education. This course, in combination with the Data 8 Foundations course, satisfies the statistics prerequisite for admission to Haas.