Often new graduates discover that having a degree is no longer enough to ensure a job after college. Employers frequently require previous job experience, which is difficult for students to acquire on their own while trying to complete a college education. This dilemma is the reason EKU created Cooperative Education. Our solution is to assist students in finding good career experience while still enrolled in college. Co-op also provides an occasion for students to test career objectives and to decide in what direction they want to focus.
Students also have an excellent opportunity to develop professional skills and work habits.
Besides helping students find employment, we also offer GSO 149 Co-op Seminar. This class is worth one credit hour and meets one hour a week. GSO 149 teaches students interviewing skills, business etiquette and resume writing clinics. To receive academic credit in Co-op, students must complete some paper work. The due dates for each semester are listed in the Co-op Calendar.