Pathway to a Career
What Can You Do with a Mathematics Major?
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The world of mathematics is expanding and developing new areas. Students studying mathematics have the opportunity to think creatively and solve a variety of interesting problems. As mathematics is the queen of the sciences, graduates have the possibility of participating in solving some of the challenges facing the scientists of our day.

Mathematics graduates have the opportunity to work in industry on teams helping solve the problems particular to that industry. Teachers of mathematics are always in demand and those in mathematics education have they opportunity to train the minds of the next generation. Students who are enamored with mathematics will have the preparation enabling them to continue their studies at quality graduate schools.

Pathway to a Career
Preparation for success includes rigorous course work. The faculty will challenge you academically and then assist you in career plans. With a commitment to excellence, the mathematics department has a set of courses that will prepare you to follow your chosen path but also broad enough to allow changes in direction.

You may select from two degrees: the B.A. in Mathematics and the B.S. in Mathematics Education. Courses in and a B.S. in Computer Science provide another option for those liking technology.

What Can You Do with a Mathematics Major?
Jennifer Jensen graduated with a degree in mathematics education. Because of her commitment to service, she taught for two years in the St. Louis inner city. Currently she is teaching in Indianapolis.

Jill Gostin was hired by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, a part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, to work as a Research Scientist. Her work has been mainly in the areas radar and sonar signal processing, especially in applying fractal geometry techniques to the problems of target detection. While working full-time for the Research Institute, she completed a master's degree in applied mathematics. She continues working part-time out of her home for the Research Institute, so that she can stay home with her two young children.

Dawn Barnes-Schuster obtained an undergraduate research grant to conduct research at Bell Laboratories for a summer. Later she obtained a master's degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. in operations research from Northwestern University. Currently she is a faculty member at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.

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Unlike many small colleges, mathematics is part of an exceptionally strong Division of Mathematics, Natural and Computer Science, which include majors in physics, Chemistry, computer science and biology. We guarantee you will receive top quality instruction in mathematics, but we also want to equip you for a broad, meaningful and fulfilling life. Greenville provides a Christian liberal arts environment to aid you in developing as a complete person. You'll come to know the value of being part of a community, which is both challenging and caring.

Mathematics graduates have the opportunity to work in the industry on teams helping solve the problems particular to that industry.

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Talk to our students. Meet our faculty and get to know our Mathematics program. Call our toll free number (800) 345-4440 and we will schedule a campus visit to answer your questions and allow you to experience for yourself the uniqueness of Greenville College.