Domestic Graduate Students

Even if you do not meet the GPA requirements at this time, still apply to Co-op to have a follow up conversation with a Co-op Coordinator to build a plan for you moving forward.

You will be contacted by the Co-op office confirming your application and your registration in the Co-op Admissions Course (CAC).

Prior to attending you will be emailed (to your ulethbridge email address) checklists and additional resources to help you work on your application documents (resume, cover letter and references). This will hep ensure you meet the Co-op programs professional standards.

For additional support

Job Application Toolkit

Co-op Sample Job Postings

The contract will be sent to you from the Co-op Office using Docusign. You need to complete this to continue forward in the program.

The following documents will be emailed to you after you attend the Co-op Admissions Course (CAC).

• Co-op Agreement & Release Form

Graduate Supervisor Approval Form (GSAF)

Discuss your interest in the Co-op program and the following information with your Graduate Supervisor.

Student Consent for Co-op Information and Procedures

1. Funding and financial support opportunities from SGS, Scholarships and Student Finance, and outside agencies are put into abeyance until the end of the work term/s. Funding provided by supervisors may be impacted depending on rules of the funding source.
2. Student’s duties and commitments (e.g., Graduate Assistantship, Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), Research Assistantship (RA)) are suspended and related contracts will need to be renewed/revised at the end of the Co-op work term/s.
3. Student’s time granted for the Co-op option is not counted toward the residency requirement and the maximum timeline for completing degree requirements.
4. Tuition fees are commensurate with the student’s status in the program (i.e., Co-op tuition fees during work term/s).

Once you have been approved by a Co-op Admissions Coordinator and completed all other requirements, you will have access to the Co-op Job Board. Ensure that you engage with the MyExperience platform, the web resources, and your Co-op Admissions Coordinator to find support as you apply and interview for positions.

Your Graduate Supervisor Approval Form needs to be completed for you to gain access to the Co-op Job Board. Contact your Co-op Admissions Coordinator or coop@uleth.ca if you have any questions.

Please be advised that even in job applications through MyExperience, your documents will be monitored to ensure that they meet the Co-op programs standards and employer needs.

Resources to help

Access to Co-op Job Board

Networking

Job Application Toolkit

Option: Self Initiated Co-op

If you find a position outside of the Co-op Job Board that meets the Co-op Admissions Coordinators requirements, this can potentially be registered as a Co-op Work Term Course. Contact your Co-op Admissions Coordinator or coop@uleth.ca to discuss this option further.

Congratulations! After interviewing and gaining a job offer, contact coop@uleth.ca to send in your contract and employer information.

You will be registered by the Co-op Office for your Co-op Work Term Course (your student status will remain full time during all of your work term placements).

• Attend Send Off with the Co-op Office prior to starting your work placement. All of this information will be sent out to you in an email prior to your semester start.
• You will be assigned a Co-op Coordinator that will support you work placement and course. They will reach out to you after add/drop deadlines for the University.
• Your Co-op Coordinator will be marking your assignments, facilitating monitor visits, and supporting you through your personal and professional development through the course.
• Co-op Work Term Courses are academic non-credit courses that will appear on your academic and MyExperience transcripts.

Professionalism in the Workplace

To receive a Co-op Designation that will be on your degree certificate, see chart below.