The type of work you perform in Co-operative Education will be relevant to your degree. Positions are selected and approved to provide a broad range of experience and to encourage the development of skills and knowledge through increasingly challenging work placements.
Students complete alternating semesters of academics and work terms- see sample co-op sequencing plans below. Co-op work terms must be completed in different seasons to benefit from differences in nature of work, demands and priorities in the work place, and must end on an academic semester.
Sample Co-op Sequencing
Bachelor Degree
Sample 1: Three 4-month work terms
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Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
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Year 1 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
Off |
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Year 2 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
Work Term #1 |
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Year 3 |
Academic Term |
Work Term #2 |
Academic Term |
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Year 4 |
Work Term #3 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
Sample 2: One 8-month and one 4-month work term
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Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
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Year 1 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
Work Term #1 |
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Year 2 |
Work Term #2 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
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Year 3 |
Academic Term |
Work Term #3 |
Academic Term |
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Year 4 |
Academic Term |
Academic Term |
Off |
Sample 3: One 8-month and one 16-month work term
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Off |
| Year 2 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Work Term #2 |
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Work Term #3 |
| Year 4 | Work Term #4 | Work Term #5 | Work Term #6 |
| Year 5 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Academic Term |
Post Diploma Bachelor Degree
Sample 1: Three 4-month work terms
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Off |
| Year 4 | Work Term #2 | Academic Term | Work Term #3 |
| Year 5 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Off |
Sample 2: One 12-month work term
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Work Term #2 |
| Year 4 | Work Term #3 | Academic Term | Off |
| Year 5 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Off |
Sample 3: One 8-month and one 4-month work term
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Work Term #2 |
| Year 4 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Off |
| Year 5 | Work Term #3 | Academic Term | Off |
Certificate Program
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Off |
| Year 2 | Work Term #2 | Work Term #3 | Academic Term |
Combined Certificate Program
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 1 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Off |
| Year 2 | Work Term #2 | Academic Term | Work Term #3 |
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Off |
Diploma Program
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 1 | Academic Term | Work Term #1 | Academic Term |
| Year 2 | Work Term #2 | Academic Term | Work Term #3 |
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Off |
Masters Program
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Academic Term |
| Year 2 | Work Term #1 | Work Term #2 | Academic Term |
| Year 3 | Academic Term | Academic Term | Off |