The program is apparently quite popular, with 30 to 40 people taking part in it each quarter. Job shadowing is a day in which the participant may shadow a professional in any field. The idea is to give the person an idea of what they may be interested in pursuing. Once a student is closer to deciding upon a major or a field of work, the center offers cooperative education and internships. Most people that enroll do more than one quarter of CO-OP work.
Internships are a little harder to describe.
Traditionally, they were considered non-paid, one time experiences. They have now evolved to almost anything. The Cooperative Education and Career Services Center does have some non-paid internships including positions with the zoo or the aquarium. The Walt Disney Program, where students are picked to work within the Disney World theme park, is also considered an internship. All of these placements are for credit and the center usually places 600 people in these kinds of jobs each year.