The Parallel Plan and the Alternate Plan. Students enrolled in the Parallel Plan must be enrolled in minimum of 7 units during the spring and fall sessions including the Cooperative Work Experience Education units and a minimum of one other course of any unit value during the summer. Under the Parallel Plan, a student may earn 1-4 units per semester, not to exceed a maximum of 16 semester units. Students enrolled in the Alternate Plan may earn 1-8 units a semester, not to exceed a maximum of 16 semester units, and must limit concurrent enrollment to one other course. Each 75 hours of paid work OR 60 hours of non-paid work equals one semester unit.
Orientation is mandatory.
See Schedule of Classes printed every semester for orientation dates. Cooperative Work Experience Education includes Occupational, General and Internship Work Experience Courses. Occupational Work Experience and Internship Work Experience is offered across the curriculum under specific disciplines using the reserved numbers 99 and 99I respectively. General Work Experience is offered as Business 98. Enrollment in General Work Experience is limited to 6 units of the 16 possible.