This could mean that you're interviewing for a dozen positions before you're offered one. After you've landed a co-op position, you will begin your work term in an entry-level position with managers and supervisors helping you along the way.
The main goal of your co-op is to introduce you to the type of tasks that you would be doing if you continue in this career. For example, if you study psychology, you could end up with a co-op position in a hospital research lab where you would help participants in a study, collect data, and draft papers. You would join a company that does work in your field of study. Each school has a list of approved companies and organizations that they are partnered with to provide students with co-op placements.
This list will include companies that the school has worked with in the past and has had positive relationships with. Your placements are not always limited to your school's list of employers. Depending on your school, you can find a co-op position outside of their list, but the placement must follow the school's standards and requirements of a work term to be approved.
However, this doesn't mean you can't work in Canada. You would simply have to apply for a work permit as well. A co-op program can be a great addition to your degree. Please enable scripts and reload this page. By Catherine Skrzypinski May 30, Reuse Permissions. Image Caption. Waterloo: Canada's Tech Hub More than 19, students are enrolled in co-ops at Waterloo, where technology plays an integral role. Communication Technology. You have successfully saved this page as a bookmark.
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You bet! Gain practical experience Co-op offers students the opportunity to test drive different career options. Continuous learning While on co-op, your learning extends beyond the classroom and into the workplace. Confirm career decisions A co-op opportunity allows you to explore different career paths and aid in career planning.
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Under Drexel's academic plan of study, students attend classes full-time their first year. Then, depending on their academic program and co-op option, they alternate six-month periods of full-time study with full-time employment at University-approved employers. Drexel's academic calendar is based on a quarter system, and a student's co-op cycle determines which quarters they will go on co-op. Co-op cycles are typically assigned during freshman year. Available to most majors and programs, this option includes three individual six-month co-op experiences beginning in the start of a student's sophomore year, providing an additional 12 months of professional work experience.
To see which co-op options are available for your program, view Drexel's Undergraduate Majors.
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