2025 Fall
PBHLTH 142 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health
Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Mo, We, Fr
08:00 am - 08:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:31031
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Online
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
218
Enrolled: 52
Waitlisted: 120
Capacity: 270
Waitlist Max: 300
Open Reserved Seats:
99 reserved for Public Health: Graduate Students
75 reserved for Public Health Majors
44 reserved for Public Health Majors with 7 or more Terms in Attendance
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 7 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, chi-square, correlation and regression with biomedical applications.
Class Notes
PH 142 Lecture will be offered online; all discussion sections will be in-person.
PH 142 is popular in Fall Semester for both Public Health graduate and undergraduate students. PH graduate students usually take this course in Fall semester (rather than Spring semester).
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PH 142 is popular in Fall Semester for both Public Health graduate and undergraduate students. PH graduate students usually take this course in Fall semester (rather than Spring semester).
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PH 142 Lecture will be offered online; all discussion sections will be in-person.
PH 142 is popular in Fall Semester for both Public Health graduate and undergraduate students. PH graduate students usually take this course in Fall semester (rather than Spring semester).
Seats are reserved during Phases 1 & 2 for PH students; during Adjustment, open seats might be released to non-PH students.
Students on automatic wait-lists are enrolled sequentially, provided there are seats available (in both section and lecture) for their enrollment group and they are not enrolled in a class that has a time conflict. Units for wait-listed courses are counted as part of the unit total during all Enrollment Phases. Students will need to pay attention to maximum units for their college/major as well.
Please note that PH 142 is offered Spring, Summer and Fall. show less
PH 142 is popular in Fall Semester for both Public Health graduate and undergraduate students. PH graduate students usually take this course in Fall semester (rather than Spring semester).
Seats are reserved during Phases 1 & 2 for PH students; during Adjustment, open seats might be released to non-PH students.
Students on automatic wait-lists are enrolled sequentially, provided there are seats available (in both section and lecture) for their enrollment group and they are not enrolled in a class that has a time conflict. Units for wait-listed courses are counted as part of the unit total during all Enrollment Phases. Students will need to pay attention to maximum units for their college/major as well.
Please note that PH 142 is offered Spring, Summer and Fall. show less
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for PB HLTH 142 after completing BEHS 130A, PB HLTH 142A, or PB HLTH W142.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
99 reserved for Public Health: Graduate Students
75 reserved for Public Health Majors
44 reserved for Public Health Majors with 7 or more Terms in Attendance
Terms in Attendance:
Undergraduate Classifications Information
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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