The minor has the same lower division math prerequisite courses as the major (a total of four): Mathematics 1A, 1B, 53 and 54 (or 56) with a grade no lower than a C in each. These courses can be taken at UC Berkeley or the equivalent can be taken elsewhere. Please refer to the Math Department for high school exam credit equivalencies and assist.org for equivalent courses at California Community Colleges.

Although Stat 134 and Data C140 are not technically prerequisites, it is recommended that students take one of the courses before declaring the Statistics Minor. Probability theory is a foundational course for all other upper division Statistics minor courses and can give students a better sense than lower division statistics courses of what they can expect in the minor.