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For Students - Getting Started
The first step is to understand the term "Engineering
Co-op".
For UK Engineering:
- "Co-op" is a formal, alternating semester program,
requiring special co-op registration procedures for student participants.
This is the traditional, academic co-op model in which students 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 and the career center engineering liaison post job information
to all students via our “engr”email list for each engineering major.*
- Part-time positions require no formal working agreement
with UK. We and the career center engineering liaison post job information
to all students via our “engr” 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 by meeting with Megan Boone in
383 RGAN. 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 379 RGAN (859) 257-4178
Marsha
Phillips 381 RGAN (859) 257-8863
Donna Hewett
289 RGAN (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. 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.
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