<p>I've always read that master's and phd programs like qualitative and quantitative aspects of a candidate, but if the field they go into has virtually no use of Calculus, then why is this even stated? I feel that I'm at such a disadvantage for not taking calculus? Is there any truth to this if you plan to apply to programs that have no massive application of the course?</p>
<p>What is your potential field of study? There are scads of areas of study for which Calculus would be utterly pointless, and many more for which it would have only limited value. Read the course pre-requisites for the grad courses you will be taking and see if Calculus is one of them. If it isn’t, stop worrying about this.</p>
<p>Knowing statistics is really important in most fields, so perhaps that’s the “quantitative aspect” you’ve heard about. Calculus is often a requirement for advanced statistics and probability, although rarely for the intro stats courses.</p>
<p>Calculus would be good for any social science, but it is rarely explicitly required.</p>