Co-op Program: the Ultimate Scholarship

The Cooperative Education Program (Co-op Program) alternates academic semesters with co-op work semesters to provide students with real professional experience while completing the course requirements for the chemical engineering undergraduate degree. The Co-op Coordinator will work with students to create a schedule of courses and work assignments (example shown below) that will allow them to finish all course and co-op requirements in five years. Besides the example curriculum shown below, students may follow the curriculum plans for one of the specialty options. Students may apply to participate in the Co-op Program after successfully completing CHEN 2120, Material and Energy Balances, in the Fall Semester of the second (sophomore) year. Students must have a minimum 2.75/4.00 GPA. A student on co-op assignment registers for CHEN 3930 (a 6 credit hour course) and pays a co-op fee of $650 for each work session through the College of Continuing Education. Up to 24 additional credit hours are required to complete the Co-op Program. The co-op student performs his or her duties off campus at a co-op employer's place of business. At least three co-op assignments with the same employer must be completed to earn a Certificate of Cooperative Education upon graduation.

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