Required Co-op Courses

Students in the Co-op Program must register for one of the three Co-op courses each working semester. Students are not allowed to participate in the Co-op Program without taking the Co-op courses.

Technical Elective Credits

The number of technical elective credits earned through the Co-op Program depends on the number of semesters you work with your Co-op employer.

• The first course and third courses, are worth two credits.
• The second course is writing intensive and is worth four credits.
• The classes must be taken in sequence.
• The Co-op courses are REQUIRED for all Co-op students.

Students must complete at least the 2-semester sequence to receive the technical elective credits. Ideally, students complete a third semester of work for a total of 8 credits.

Students who work only one semester and take only the first course will not receive any usable technical elective credits. The credits will revert to general elective credits.

Course Grades

Co-op grades are based on the coursework (writing, professionalism, etc). Good performance on the job, while required, is not considered in assigning a grade for the course. More details can be found in the course syllabi (click on the links in the table below).

Incomplete Grades

Receiving an incomplete grade jeopardizes a student’s continuation in the program.

Getting an Incomplete grade means that it will not be possible to register for the next course in the Co-op sequence until the incomplete has been satisfied.

Course Summaries

The sequence of the Co-op courses cannot be altered.

• Co-op courses must be taken concurrently with the work experience
• Registration may not be delayed, nor may the class be taken before or after the work term.
• You cannot take two Co-op courses in the same semester.

It is not possible to take a full course load during a Co-op work semester, although some students do take an additional evening or online course.

• If you want to take two or more courses, in addition to the Co-op course, during any work term, you need to get permission from the Co-op Director.

All of the coursework instruction will be conducted through the course's Canvas site. The Canvas course site will become live a few weeks before the start of the semester, if you'd like to get a jumpstart on the coursework.