Mathematics

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information

Major/Planning Information

• Exploring Majors  – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire math majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student:
• Math (B.A.)
• Math (B.S.)
• Contacts
• Dr. Klaus Fischer, Mathematics Dept., 201D Science & Tech I, (703) 993-1464    
• Academic Advising Center, SUB I, 304, (703) 993-2470
• Gemma Scallon, Career Services, Room 348 SUB 1, (703) 993-2370        
• Math Department
• Department of Mathematics News for Undergraduates
• What Can I Do with this Major?

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources located in SUB1, Room 348 (blue section)
• O*NET Online (Federal Dept. of Labor current information about Occupations)                                                                                        
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (Mathematics section)
• Careers in Finance (careers-in-finance.com)
• Resources for Undergraduates in Mathematics (American Mathematical Society)
• Careers in Math (American Mathematical Society)

Getting Experience

• Types of Career Related Experience
• Job and Internship Fairs (Held each fall and spring at Mason)
• George Mason University Career Network (Mason network of alumni to shadow and conduct info interviews) * Login and password available at UCS

Job/Internship Hunting & Preparation

• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes, interviewing)
• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – (Mason version of Monster.com - sign up through UCS)
• America’s JOBBANK
• What Can I Do with this Major? (Select  “Links” column in major for related web resource links)
• Internship & Co-op Opportunities for Undergraduates (American Mathematical Society)

Federal Government Internship/Co-Op Programs and Resources

· Find a Job - Federal Government (UCS federal job hunting guide) *Note: use a-z since not all positions posted on usajobs.gov or studentjobs.gov)

• Federal Government’s Student Jobs Site
• Federal Government Job Search Site
• Making the Difference (Great Federal internship/co-op directory under “Cool Internships Directory)

Professional Associations and Employers

• Mason’s Math Club
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)  (See Career Support tab for internship/fellowship/job postings)
• Careers in Mathematics video (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute)
• Careers in Statistics (American Statistical Association)
• Becoming an Actuary (beanactuary.org)
• Virginia Biotechnology Companies – company names, profiles and links (Virginia Biotechnology Assn.)
• Maryland Biotechnology Companies and Job Listings (Maryland Biotechnology, Inc.)
• Internships with Non-profit and Community Organizations in the U.S. and Abroad (Idealist.org)
• Mathematics Association of America

Graduate and Professional School Resources

• Graduate School (American Mathematical Association)
• Explore Graduate/Professional School
• Timetable for Application Process
• Virginia Health Education Centers
• Grad School US News Rankings
• College Source (Online college catalog database)