Cooperative Education is a university-wide, academic program which provides opportunities for students to combine classroom learning with work experiences related to their major field of study. Students register for this program like any other course and may earn up to six semester hours of academic credit. This course is exempt from the 120-hour rule.
Students register for a co-op course and receive a grade at the end of the term.
Each co-op course has an instructor who oversees the learning experience and ensures that the work site and experience are relevant to the student's course of study. Students in co-op work for two consecutive semesters. Click here for an overview of our employer services. This work patten is is particularly popular with commuting students. The majority of UNF students prefer parallel co-op assignments.