If you don't have the free Acrobat Reader for viewing .pdf files, click the 'Get Acrobat Reader' icon below. This is achieved by alternating periods of paid employment with in-school study. The demands of the academic curriculum and the employer have to be carefully balanced and often result in quite different time patterns for different programs of study. Normally, the year is broken into three - 4 month periods.
Programs start with two or more academic semesters followed by one or more work terms.
All Co-op programs end on an academic term. Co-op work terms allow students a wide range of paid employment opportunities to put into practice principles they learn in the classroom. You can earn while you learn. Co-op enables you to apply the theories you learn at college in real work situations. It gives you the practical background that relates class work directly to a job.