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Cooperative Education Program (Co-Op)

In most instances, participation in the cooperative education (co-op) program within the School of Computing and Information involves students rotating 1-2 semesters of working full-time with classes full-time. Each department and/or program sets its own minimum and maximum requirements regarding how many full-time work rotations are eligible for credit, as well as the process to enroll.

Undergraduate Co-Op

The co-op program is available at the undergraduate level in the Computer Science and Information Science programs.

Graduate Co-Op

The co-op program is available at the graduate level in the Computer Science, Information Science, Intelligent Systems, and Telecommunications programs.

Additional Resources

For a list of experiential learning courses, please visit the current offerings here. For career resources to assist in obtaining co-op positions, please click here.

The co-op office within the School of Computing and Information is run by the Manager of Experiential Learning. Please direct any questions or concerns to the current manager, Emily Bennett.