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Co-op/Internship Workshop

Co-op/Internship Workshop. Nothing Succeeds like Experience!. What is Cooperative Education. A unique educational program in which students integrate classroom study with semesters of paid, supervised work experience related to their academic major

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Co-op/Internship Workshop

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  1. Co-op/Internship Workshop Nothing Succeeds like Experience!

  2. What is Cooperative Education • A unique educational program in which students • integrate classroom study with semesters of paid, • supervised work experience related to their academic • major • A structured experiential learning opportunity in which • students can apply concepts studied in the classroom • to “real world” work situations • Co-op is offered on a semester basis; fall, spring, • and in summer Term 1

  3. Why Participate in Co-op? • To explore career interests and work environments • To receive training and utilize technologies in the • workplace • To clarify career objectives and execute a realistic • job search strategy • To network and secure job opportunities upon • graduation • To gain marketable experience

  4. How does Co-op Work? • Co-op is a voluntary program that requires commitment from the student and employer. It is a partnership among the student, employer and the co-op office. • Students may opt to participate in the • alternating or parallel programs.

  5. How does Co-op Work? (Cont’d) • Full time (Alternating Co-op) • Students alternate semesters of academic study • with semesters of full-time, paid co-op assignments. • Students work full time for a semester and return to • school the following semester to continue their • studies. • Part time (Parallel Co-op) • Students work on a part-time basis while • they are enrolled in full-time classes

  6. The Application Process • Students must first attend a co-op • workshop. At the workshop you will learn • about the requirements to participate in • co-op, how to submit an application, and • how to upload a resume to OWL CareerLink • Call the Career Development Center on • your campus for the schedule of times and • locations or visit our website at: • www.fau.edu./cdc

  7. Who is Eligible for Co-op? • Full-time FAU enrollment in an undergraduate or • graduate degree-seeking program • FAU cumulative G.P.A. of at least 2.3 under- • -graduate or 3.0 graduate • Transfer students must complete one semester • at FAU before applying • International students (F1 status) must have been • enrolled in an American university for twelve (12) • months and completed one semester in current • program

  8. Who is Eligible for Co-op? (Cont’d) • International students must obtain approval from • International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) • and meet all United States Custom and information • Services and or ISSS requirements (i.e. must have • a current 1-20) • Students must apply a semester prior to their • participation (i.e., apply in spring for co-op in • summer)

  9. How Are Students Selected? • Associate Director determines eligibility • Employers can contact students through OWL • CareerLink or a student can find a co-op employer • A student who accepts a co-op employment • offer must complete the required enrollment in their • departmental co-op course if seeking elective • credit or are an international student • In order to receive elective credit the academic • department must give written approval; • otherwise, co-op credit is an additive credit

  10. How Are Students Selected? (Cont’d) • Employers who post job positions in OWL • CareerLink are eligible to search for • students in the database. Employers will • contact those students they are interested in • Students can find their own co-op • employers, but such offers must be • approved by the Associate Director of the • CDC before being accepted

  11. How Are Students Selected? (Cont’d) • For international students all I-20 forms • must be updated prior to beginning co-op • employment • Acceptance and placement into a co-op • assignment is NOT guaranteed • Students can find their own co-op employers, • but such offers need to be approved by the • Associate Director of the CDC before being • accepted

  12. How Are Students Graded? • The requirement for successful completion • of a co-op assignment is to complete a • mid-term evaluation, a final evaluation, • and at the end of the assignment to attend • a co-op debriefing session • The co-op assignment is recorded on the • student’s transcript and is graded either • satisfactory or unsatisfactory

  13. INTERNSHIPS • Internships are career-related experiences that • enhance students’ marketability upon graduation • Can be paid or unpaid • Can be structured or unstructured • Length of internship must be at least 10 weeks • May be eligible for credit ( pending departmental • approval) • View our website link, www.fau.edu/cdc, go to • students Click on undergraduate and then • Internships, check the job listings in OWL • CareerLink or call the Career Development • Center at 561-297-3520

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