Lower Division Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students must take the courses below for a letter grade.

Requirement

UC Berkeley Course

Calculus I

Math 1A

Calculus II

Math 1B

Multivariable Calculus

Math 53

Linear Algebra 

Math 54 or Math 56

Lower Division Statistics

Stat 20 or Data C8

Lower Division Requirements

1. Students must earn a minimum 2.0 Grade Point Average in the following courses:

  • Math 1A Calculus (or the Summer version Math N1A)
  • Math 1B Calculus II (or the Summer version Math N1B)
  • Math 53 Multivariable Calculus (or the Summer version Math N53, or web-based version Math W53)
  • Math 54 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (or the Summer version Math N54, or web-based version W54) or Math 56 Linear Algebra
  • Stat 20 or Data C8

2. Students must earn a minimum C grade in Math 53, Math 54, and Stat 20 / Data C8.

 

Approved Exceptions / Substitutions

High School Exam Credit

  • Equivalent Advanced Placement, IB, or A-Levels per the Math Department may be used for the Math 1a and 1b requirements.

Transfer Coursework

  • Math requirements: Equivalent CA Community College course work per Assist.org or equivalent course work from another 4-year college or out-of-state community college as evaluated by the Math Department may be used for the Math requirements.
  • Linear Algebra: Statistics does not require full equivalence to Math 54 and will accept just the Linear Algebra course of an articulated Math 54-equivalent series on assist.org
  • Stat 20 / Data C8: Equivalent CA Community College course work per Assist.org may be used for Data C8. Equivalent course work from another 4-year college or out-of-state community college as evaluated by the Statistics Department may be used for Stat 20. Please note, there are no CA community colleges that have a Stat 20 equivalent course.

P/NP Grading Exceptions