Cooperative Education is a class that involves regularly scheduled employment, giving the student an opportunity to experience theory in practice while developing competencies through supervised training on a job related to his/her occupational or educational objective.

The student will work with the employer on setting three learning objectives which he/she will accomplish by the end of the semester in which the student is enrolled.  Once the learning objectives are approved by a Cooperative Education instructor/coordinator for suitability, the student will be given a Statement of Cooperation.

A Statement of Cooperation is a contract which the student, the employer, and the instructor must sign, in agreement that the student will work towards accomplishing the set goals.  At the end of the semester, the employer will give the student a suggested grade based on the attainment of the set goals.

This suggested grade, in conjunction with the timely submission of all appropriate paperwork  and arrival to all preset appointments will be used to calculate the student’s final grade.