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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 which is 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.

  Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
 
Fall
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Fall
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Fall
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Fall
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Fall
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INT
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Legend
INT Optional Internship
A Academic Session
W
 Co-op Work Session

Curriculum examples for Chemical Engineering students

Curriculum examples for Chemical and Biological Engineering students

The College of Engineering and Applied Science Website contains further co-op information: http://engineering.colorado.edu/activelearning/co-op.htm