Employers find that co-op allows them to screen potential full time hires. Students are trained while they are co-ops. When they graduate, they are fully trained, productive, prospective employees. Co-op at Georgia Southern has existed for 20 years, primarily for engineering and technology students. In 1986, it was centralized in the Office of Career Services and was offered to all majors.
Students supplement their classroom learning with relevant, practical training and experience.
The purpose of the Cooperative Education Program at Georgia Southern University is to produce optimal educational results for students by integrating planned work experience with classroom theory. To inform the coordinator of openings promptly so they can be advertised and you can receive resumes of suitable candidates. To provide the coordinator with a student evaluation at the end of each work semester.