Participants in the program receive a variety of recognitions, both scholarly and financial. Caldwell College sponsors two distinct experiential programs for students. Internships and Cooperative Education are work-based experiences related to academic and career interests. Both require junior status and a minimum GPA of 2.5. Each position is approved and supervised by a faculty advisor and the Director of Experiential Learning.
Elective credit is awarded upon successful completion of an academic component.
The programs differ in time commitment and earning potential. Co-op, students work up to twenty hours per week while attending classes, or full time during the summer. All of these positions are paid. Most Internships do not exceed eight hours per week and are not paid. D.C. Under this program, Caldwell students spend one semester in residence at American University, taking advantage of the many resources of the Washington, D.C. area.