Application and Admission Students from all academic disciplines at The University of Alabama may participate in the Co-op Program. Students may apply for the Cooperative Education Program upon acceptance into the University. Admission into the program, however, depends on the satisfactory completion of 30 semester hours of University coursework with a minimum 2.2 grade point average. During the admission process, students are interviewed and counseled to ensure that they will benefit from the co-op experience. Co-op Alternating Schedule Students accepted into the program usually begin their first work period either the summer or fall after completion of their freshman year.
Transfer students are eligible to begin work after one semester in residence.
Students then alternate semesters of work and school until their senior year. Alternation schedules are arranged by the co-op staff and the student, and are approved by an academic adviser.