QMSS students will leave the university with a toolbox of research skills and a portfolio of work that will help them land internships and successfully navigate the job market. Our courses, academic programming and support provide opportunities to master designing and conducting studies, analyzing and reporting on data, and working with a range of software applications.
As a program and minor, QMSS is designed to supplement and complement the analytical training offered in the LSA social sciences majors. The minor has no prerequisite courses and consists of 17 academic credits, 11 offered within QMSS and 6 from the social sciences. QMSS courses and their recommended sequencing include:
Important registration information regarding QMSS 451 for Winter 2026:
- If you plan to take QMSS 451 next semester, in Winter 2026, please complete this form by 8am on Wednesday, November 26, 2025!
- If you have previously filled this out, you will need to do so again as the days and times of QMSS 451 sections are now updated!
- All permissions for QMSS 451 will be sent on Wednesday, November 26th, 2025. Please read below for additional information & answers to common questions and concerns.
Please note the following disclaimers & additional notes:
- All seats in QMSS 451 are reserved for declared QMSS minors who have completed QMSS 201 and 301, and registration is restricted to “Department Consent Only.” This means you need to get an individual course permission to be able to enroll in QMSS 451 for next semester.
- We reserve all seats in QMSS 451 for seniors based on anticipated graduation dates, not by credits. If you are graduating in Winter 2026, you have first priority. If you are graduating in Fall 2026, you have second priority. Any students who request to take QMSS 451 that have graduation dates in Winter 2027 or later will be reviewed by the program and, if approved, be given last priority for open seats.
- We cannot guarantee that students will receive a permission for their first-ranked day/time preference, but we do guarantee that all students who are declared QMSS minors by November 19th, 2025, have applied to graduate in the Winter 2026 term, and have completed this QMSS 451 Permission Request form will receive a permission for one of the sections of QMSS 451 in Winter 2026.
- If you still need to declare your minor, sign up for an advising appointment ASAP here: QMSS Advising Appointment System.
- All permissions for QMSS 451 will be sent on Wednesday, November 26th, 2025.
- You will get an email from Wolverine Access on November 26th to inform you which course section you have been given a permission for and to instruct you to complete your registration in Wolverine Access. Getting the email alone does not automatically enroll you in the course.
- You will NOT be able to register for QMSS 451 until you receive this permission email, and you will NOT be notified ahead of time which section you will get a permission for, as all permissions are assigned on November 26th. If you attempt to register for QMSS 451 in Wolverine Access before you are given a permission or for a section that you were not given a permission for, you will receive an error message.
- You will only be guaranteed a seat in the course for which you were given a permission, so please make sure your permission request form is filled out accurately and completely ahead of time. If you want to request to switch sections of QMSS 451 after getting a permission, you will be added to an internal waitlist for that new section.
- If you have a change in your availability and preference for QMSS 451 sections for any reason, you may edit your response to the 451 Permission Request Form. Responses as of 8am on November 26th will be used to issue permissions on the same day.
- We are currently offering 3 sections of QMSS 451 for Winter 2026. Click here for a link to the LSA Course Guide page for QMSS 451!
- The form will ask that you rank your preference for the sections we are offering.
- The form includes an opportunity to provide additional information about your QMSS 451 permission request, so please make sure the information you provide is accurate and complete by 8am on November 26th.
- If you are not graduating in Winter 2026 and all seats fill for all QMSS 451 courses, you will be placed on an internal waitlist and receive an email notifying you of such (including which number on the waitlist you are). If seats open up for any reason, you will be notified and given the opportunity to take the open seat or wait until Fall 2026 or later to take QMSS 451.
- If you are graduating in Winter 2026, have declared the QMSS minor, and completed the QMSS 451 Permission Request form but still do not receive a course permission by November 27th, please reach out to Caitlin Posillico at qmss.program@umich.edu ASAP.
- For any other questions or concerns regarding registration for QMSS 451, please reach out to Caitlin Posillico at qmss.program@umich.edu.
