A: No. However, a QSS major wanting to write an honors thesis in the program should have a GPA of at least 3.5 when he or she formally applies to write a thesis.
A: Yes. The CIP code is 27.9999
A. Yes. All majors must complete either an honors thesis or a one-quarter research project. A QSS major wanting to write a thesis must apply to do so at the end of his or her third year on campus. Majors who do not write theses must complete one-quarter research projects as part of their culminating experiences in QSS. The QSS thesis program is governed by the Dartmouth College Honors Program, and see the Honors Program page in the ORC for details.
A: Assessment of QSS theses is done in accordance with Dartmouth rules on undergraduate honors. See the Honors Program page in the ORC for details. Per these guidelines, a student who completes a thesis in QSS does not necessarily receive honors. Rather, only students whose work is judged to be of sufficiently high quality will graduate with Honors or High Honors.
A: For its major and minor, QSS accepts any introductory statistics course offered at Dartmouth. That said, it is best to take a statistic class that is taught using the statistical computing environment called R. QSS 15, which is the QSS introductory statistics course, uses R. Some sections of Government 10 use R. If you have taken an introductory statistic course that does not use R, for example, Economics 10, this is not a serious problem. It means only that you will have to learn R in another course.
A: No. One course that all QSS students should take is QSS 16 (Data Visualization). This class is taught in R, and introductory statistics is not a prerequisite for QSS 16.
A: This is not a simple question. The registrar will not allow a student with AP statistics credit to register for QSS 15, Economics 10, Government 10, or another similar course at Dartmouth. If you have AP statistics credit, you should look at the QSS 15 syllabus and/or visit a section of an intermediate statistics course. If, having done these things, you feel that your AP course in statistics did not prepare you well, you will need to consider giving up your AP statistics credit and taking an introductory statistics course at Dartmouth. On the other hand, you may feel that your AP course prepared you well; in this case, you should keep your credit for introductory statistics. If you are unsure of what to do, see the Chair of QSS.
A: Learning the basics of computer programming is an important part of the QSS curriculum. We recommmend completing COSC 1 by the end of a student's fourth quarter on campus.
A: The QSS Program follows the registrar's rules regarding courses taken under the NRO. These rules state that, "A standing of NR prevents the course from being used for the Major Requirement, the World Culture or Distributive Requirement. However, prerequisite courses to the major may be taken under the Non-Recording Option and at most one course in the minor, including prerequisite courses, in which the standing of NR is received may be used toward satisfying the minor." For full detials on the registrar's rules on NRO courses click here.