Co-operative Education

Graduate Supervisor Approval 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).


PLEASE NOTE: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada restricts work term sequencing for international co-op student placements. International graduate students are encouraged to join the Co-operative Education program in their first semester of study, and no later than 2 semesters prior to thesis completion.

  1. International students are not permitted to complete their first co-op placement (ASCI 5011 and MGT 5011) after their final academic semester (thesis defense).
  2. International students are not permitted to complete work terms additional to those required to obtain the Co-operative Education designation. Completing the designation requires two co-op work terms (8 months) for graduate students.