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Mathematics

Internship Qualifications

  • Junior/Senior status
  • Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher
  • GPA in MAT 2.5 or higher
  • Good Academic/disciplinary standing

Pre-requisites

  • Completion of department’s Mathematic Internship application
  • MAT 2121, 2122, 2225, 2215, 3835
  • Recommended: MAT 3225,3252,3335
  • Your internship must be approved by your faculty supervisor.

Faculty Supervisor

Jonathan Zderad, jazderad@nwc.edu

Course Code

MAT 4995

Hours

60 hours per credit

Number of Credits

1–4 credits

Academic Assignments

  • Evaluations by the on-site supervisor and intern
  • Paper
  • Presentation

What are some Position Titles I could look for?

  • Actuarial/Actuarial Technician
  • Assessment
  • Appraiser
  • Auditor
  • Bank Officer
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Technician
  • Credit Manager
  • CryptAnalyst
  • Data Base Analyst
  • Educator
  • Financial Planner
  • Insurance Agent/ Broker
  • Institutional Data Analyst
  • Logician
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Mathematical Modeler
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Quality Control Technician
  • Software Test Analyst
  • Survey Statistician Technician
  • Systems Analyst
  • Systems Consultant
  • Systems Manager

Where should I look for internships?

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Businesses and Corporations (logistics, analysis, quality control)
  • Bank Investment Firms
  • Colleges (Teaching, Financial Aid, Accounting, Fundraising, Institutional Data)
  • Computer Industry (software development and testing)
  • Government Agencies (Examples: Department of Labor, Bureau of Census, FAA)
  • Grade Schools, High Schools, K-12 Administration
  • Insurance Industry (actuarial tables, trend analysis)
  • Manufacturers (Quality control, Data analysis)
  • Schools-Overseas, Public, Private