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Getting Started - Cooperative Education
The first step is to define the term "Engineering
Co-op".
For UK Engineering:
- "Co-op" is a formal, alternating semester program,
requiring special co-op registration procedures for the student participants.
This is the traditional, academic co-op model in which participants
usually hire students to work for a total of three, full-time semesters
(about four months each) alternated with semesters of study on campus.
Many employers hire a pair of students who alternate with one another
and are able to cover a full-time position over a period of two years.
- Summer jobs require no formal working agreement
with UK. We are happy to post listings directly to all students via
our email list for each engineering major.*
- Part-time positions require no formal working agreement
with UK. We are happy to post listings directly to all students via
our email list for each engineering major.*
* If students wish to seek pass/fail academic credit for summer or
part-time work, they may request paperwork from the internship program
provided by the Stuckert Career Center. This credit may not take the
place of required courses; it is additive credit only.
The next step is to contact one of the co-op staff
in order to discuss your particular needs.
Ilka Balk (859)257-4178
Marsha Phillips (859) 257-8863
Donna Hewett (859)257-8864
Our program is set up to "fit" the desired format of many corporations
in Kentucky and across the country that use co-op as a major recruiting
tool. Special arrangements or needs are always an option. One-third
of UK's eligible engineering and computer science students usually elect
to participate in co-op. The company size is not important; the work
assignments must, however, compliment academic programs and must increase
in challenge and responsibility as students progress through work semesters.
Please review the calendars, Co-op Agreement, and sample student rotations
for further information.
http://www.profpractice.gatech.edu/ced/
is the website for the national Cooperative Education Division of the
American Society for Engineering Education.
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