Mathematics

Capital University is located adjacent to Columbus, Ohio. Our proximity to Columbus allows students to take advantage of the area’s bustling business and technology sectors, which offer a wide variety of internship and employment experiences. Many of our students also gain important experience through campus employment positions by serving as paid tutors and laboratory supervisors in any one of our math and science labs. Capital’s Summer Scholars Program is an additional paid opportunity for undergraduate research. During this 10-week research experience, students are paired with a faculty mentor who will supervise an approved research project. Students earn a stipend and housing allowance, and can apply for additional funding for research.

Mathematics faculty members at Capital are committed to the University’s mission to provide personalized quality education. This commitment is especially reflected in your professors’ willingness to provide support outside of the classroom. Our faculty are knowledgeable about the most current and best use of computing technology to enhance student learning in the field of mathematics.

And we understand the relationship and synergy of math to other disciplines. Our program curriculum includes complementary and supporting courses in the sciences, programming, combinatorics, and intermediate statistics. And during your junior and senior years, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a departmental seminar that features your original research, giving you the chance to share your unique work and discoveries with others.

Our mathematical graduates have found employment as research and development managers, design engineers, controllers, materials managers, actuaries and computational finance managers, and math educators. Here are where some of our graduates are employed:

• Battelle Memorial Institute
• American Electric Power
• Nationwide Insurance
• Bishop Hartley
• Pickerington Schools
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Huntington Bank
• Safe Auto

Students who are interested in earning a Mathematics with Educational Licensure degree complete many of the same courses at traditional mathematics majors, and then add supplemental education requirements from the Adolescent to Young Adult Teacher licensure program. College Geometry and the History of Mathematics are two additional courses for required for math education students. With this degree, our graduates are prepared to teach mathematics in grades 7-12 in Ohio schools. Specific course requirements for the Mathematics Education program can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin.

At Capital, we are committed to providing high-impact educational experiences to our students during their time at Capital. Through funding gifts from alumni and friends of the University, we are pleased to offer the Summer Scholars Program, a 10-week paid research experience to undergraduate students. The Program requires students to complete a proposal guideline that outlines the research project software, and equipment to perform their work. Summer Scholars requires an application and acceptance into the program, a full 10-week commitment to complete all research, and presentation at the Summer Scholars Final Presentation event held in August. All Summer Scholars receive a stipend for participation and a campus housing allowance, and are eligible to apply for additional funding for research supplies. For more information regarding the application process, guidelines and expectations, and proposal details, visit our Summer Scholars Program page.