Cooperative education

Cooperative Education in the College of Technology is a required program that integrates classroom academic work with practical work experience. Students alternate periods of attendance at college with periods of employment in industry, business, or government. College of Technology majors are required to participate in these semester-long, paid, full-time co-op work assignments. During the co-op, students pay University fees for four credit hours. As part of the cooperative education requirement, students must enroll in and attend classes as full-time students at BGSU during the semester immediately before commencement.

The Cooperative Education Program requires each student's employment to be directly related to his or her academic program. The program also requires that each work experience increase in difficulty and responsibility as students progress through their college curriculum. Full information, including the co-op manual, is available at www.bgsu.edu/colleges/technology/coop/index.html. It is each student's responsibility to secure the required cooperative education experiences.

Based upon institutional policy, students enrolled in (co-op) TECH 289/389/489 (4 semester credit hours each) are involved in a full-time academic experience at BGSU. Some University scholarships, however, require that students be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester credit hours.