Due to the nature of their academic curriculum, Architecture , PGM , Golf and Sports Turf Management , and Ag. Pest Management students follow slightly different guidelines and rotation patterns. Yes, the Co-op staff works with students on an individual basis to present them the opportunities that exist for their major. The student chooses the employers to whom they wish to be referred, as long as they meet the employers' qualifications and are within Co-op regulations. This allows you to receive progressively challenging work assignments each time you return to your Co-op assignment.
Graduation is delayed usually for six months.
The benefits you receive from the Co-op program far outweigh this short delay. Students receive 3 hours credit for each Co-op term, but this credit does not count toward degree requirements. Mississippi State has Co-op students throughout the United States with the majority of employers located in the Southeast. Yes, but suitable and affordable housing can usually be located through the employer or other Co-op students. In most cases Mississippi State has more than one student going to an area, so roommate arrangements may be made.