<p>I am just wondering if I need to take these classes for graduate school... I'm planning to skip Math 1A and Math 1B.</p>
<p>Using Berkeley Haas MBA admissions as an example, it just says that “All applicants should have completed, at a minimum, a college-level mathematics or statistics course.” It does not otherwise list course or major requirements.</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> Criteria, Full-Time MBA Program, Berkeley-Haas](<a href=“http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/]Admissions”>Admissions | Full-Time MBA | Berkeley Haas)</p>
<p>However, the MFE program requires a substantially greater math background:</p>
<p>[Admissions</a> Criteria, MFE Program, Berkeley-Haas](<a href=“Master of Financial Engineering Program | Berkeley Haas”>Master of Financial Engineering Program | Berkeley Haas)</p>
<p>No MBA program requires multi variable calc, linear algebra, or diff eq. Some students who come from engineering or econ backgrounds will have those classes under their belts but they are not required. They are required for admission to the financial engineering program in addition to some other math classes but this is not an MBA even though it is in Haas.</p>
<p>I would recommend you take Math, either the 1 series, 53/54, or both sets, and more. You would be shocked at how fast people’s basic math skills (in calc, algebra, and arithmetic even) deteriorate over four years. It never hurts to nurture some core skillsets while in college.</p>