<p>mit_hopefulgirl, you can check if 18.02 is needed to pass 8.02 by comparing the final exam of 8.02 to the syllabus of 18.02. I haven't looked at them carefully so I can't tell you the answer outright. See for yourself:</p>
<p>Past exams and solutions of 8.02:
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/coursedocs/current/exams.htm?SEC=L01%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/coursedocs/current/exams.htm?SEC=L01</a></p>
<p>For comparison, here is the syllabus of 18.02:
<a href="http://math.mit.edu/%7Egigliola/1802/05/webstuff/schedule.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://math.mit.edu/~gigliola/1802/05/webstuff/schedule.pdf</a></p>
<p>Problem sets, exams, and solutions of 18.02:
<a href="http://math.mit.edu/%7Egigliola/1802/05/webstuff/home.html%5B/url%5D">http://math.mit.edu/~gigliola/1802/05/webstuff/home.html</a></p>