Student Responsibilities

Co-op students enroll in EGR 399, a one-hour, pass/fail "course" while at work, which enables the student to retain full-time status while away from campus.

Full-time status means continued coverage on parents' insurance (if applicable), student loans do not become due for payment, scholarships are not lost, and all student privileges, including use of the library and securing athletic tickets, are retained.

Every class has requirements. Class requirements for co-op come in the form of work performance and paperwork:

At the beginning of each work session the student completes and returns a Job Data Report, which advises the Co-op Office of the student's phone number, address, supervisor and job content. This information allows the office to remain in contact with the student while he/she is away from campus.

On-site visits by co-op staff are fairly common and give the student a chance to explain his/her assignments or host a tour of the facilities.

At the conclusion of a work semester, a co-op report that the student submits is added to the Co-op Office's career library. The student submits a position appraisal - a written evaluation of his/ her assignment and super-vision. The supervisor also submits a written evaluation of the student's performance. This evaluation is confidential and does not become part of the student's permanent academic record at the University.

The final requirement is a group debriefing session with a faculty member once the co-op student has returned to campus. This debriefing gives the Co-op Office a measure of quality control over work assignments and gives co-op students a chance to compare their experiences.