It's Your Education, Make an Informed Choice.

If you have been working on a mathematics degree and you’d like to switch to the social sciences, then there are some great opportunities to do so. Mathematics concerns the study of numbers, patterns, and abstract logical reasoning. Although mathematics focuses exclusively on those raw matters away from any human influences, many of those methods of reasoning will provide useful in pursuing other forms of education. Some universities will allow the transfer of mathematics credits toward the completion of a bachelor of art in social science. Social science is a multi-disciplinary field that involves many different aspects of humanity and culture such as language or history. But social science often uses analytical techniques based on real data that bears some similarities to mathematical reasoning.

Those looking to switch or transfer mathematics credits to the social sciences will have a number of careers to pursue. One of the foremost is as a teacher of mathematics at the high school level or below. The training in mathematics will prove important for imparting that knowledge to others, and training in the social sciences will provide a wisdom about people and culture that will be invaluable as a teacher. You may also be qualified as a policy advisor on mathematical matters, as well as a host of more traditional social science careers such as counseling and research-based social matters like history or linguistics.

Example Courses

• Arts and Humanities
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Information Literacy and Technology

Potential Industries

• History
• Teaching
• Policy Advising

Colleges Offering Degree

• Ashford University
• National University
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock