| Requirements / eligibility |
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Co-ops
and internships: terminology |
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Number
of work terms required / schedule |
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Length
and timing of work terms |
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Student
eligibility |
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Nature
of the work assignment, responsibility |
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Learning
Objectives |
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Salary
and benefits |
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Student
enrollment with the university |
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Other
arrangements |
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Academic
credit |
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| Co-ops and Internships: Terminology |
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Co-ops are usually multi-term,
rotating assignments including work terms in fall and spring semesters.
Work is full-time. |
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Internships are usually
one-term experiences. Work may be full- or part-time. |
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We recognize that organizations
use these terms differently, and sometimes interchangeably. |
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We include both terms "co-op"
and "internship" in our program name to encompass the
variety of full-time, paid, career-related employment programs offered
by employers and to allow more students and employers to participate. |
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| Number of work terms required
/ schedule: |
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The student may work one
or multiple terms, as agreed by the student and employer and the
student's academic department. |
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A Work
/ School Schedule Agreement is required for a student to be
enrolled in the Program. |
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Work must be full-time. |
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You as an employer may
require students in your program to work a specified number of terms
to meet the needs of your program. |
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Academic departments may
place restrictions on when students can work — because the
ultimate goal is for the student to complete the requirements for
her or his degree. |
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Students who work in fall
and/or spring semesters may extend their academic program beyond
four years, depending on the timing of their work terms and when
required courses are offered. |
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| Length and timing of work terms: |
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A work term must be at
least a full semester or summer (13 to 15 weeks). |
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Work must be full-time. |
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If the student works multiple
terms, the student may also work one-half summer terms. |
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A Work
/ School Schedule Agreement is required for a student to be
enrolled in the Program. |
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See the three-year calendar
of work term and semester begin and end dates. |
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| Student eligibility and participation |
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Undergraduates should see
student eligibility criteria. |
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Students in all undergraduate
majors may enroll in the program. See participation
by major for actual enrollment numbers. |
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Career Services is not
authorized to enroll graduate students. Graduate students are encouraged
to use our services to seek employment, but must contact the Graduate
School if they need to be enrolled with the university during
a co-op or internship assignment. |
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| Nature of the work assignment,
responsibility: |
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The student's work should
be meaningful to the organization and compatible with the student's
abilities while also enabling the student to learn and develop.
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The student should be made
to understand how her/his work fits into the larger organizational
picture. |
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A multiple-work-term arrangement
should involve increased responsibility and complexity of work assignments,
commensurate with the student's academic experience, work experience,
and maturity. |
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| Learning Objectives: |
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The student is required
to develop learning objectives for each work term and must complete
a Learning
Objectives Form (PDF file). These objectives must be discussed
with and approved by you, the employer. |
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Following the work term,
the student will meet with her/his Career Services co-op / internship
advisor to discuss the extent to which the learning objectives were
achieved. |
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We believe this will assist
both you and the student to enter into an arrangement with expectations
more clearly spelled out and agreed upon. |
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This should in no way replace
or interfere with procedures you have in place for co-ops / interns. |
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| Salary and benefits: |
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Students must be paid by
their employers. |
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Other benefits
such as insurance, leave time, and housing assistance are at the
discretion of each employer. |
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For more information see: |
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- developing
your program — determining salary and benefits |
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- salary
data |
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| Student enrollment with the
university: |
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Students must meet all
program requirements
to be enrolled with the university through the Co-op / Internship
Program during work terms. |
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Students do not receive
academic credit through the Co-op / Internship Program. |
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| Evaluation: |
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See Evaluation. |
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| Other arrangements |
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Arrangements not meeting
our program criteria (part-time, unpaid, etc.) or involving graduate
students are not administered by Career Services. |
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You are welcome to post
these positions, but students do not enroll with Career Services
while working. |
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Career Services does not
administer internships involving academic credit and cannot enroll
students for experiences that are not full-time, paid and career-related. |
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| Academic credit: |
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Career Services is not
authorized to grant academic credit. |
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If you require students
to earn academic credit in connection with a work experience, be
aware that this is entirely up to the discretion of the student's
academic department. |
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You may wish to contact
the academic
departments of your choice to discuss your program. |