Co-op in BES

The Cooperative Education (co-op) option is designed to provide interested and qualified students with an opportunity to integrate academic studies with active work experience in an approved job placement. The BES co-op option can be taken in addition to either the BES or the Honours BES degree requirements. Co-op students alternate periods of full-time academic study with three months or more of practical experience in the working world.  The Cooperative Education program will make every effort to provide students with up to three (3) paid work placements relevant to their undergraduate degree and/or future careers but cannot guarantee placements. Work terms start in September, January, or May, and have a minimum duration of 13 weeks, with at least 32.5 work hours per week.

Please note the following details regarding admission into the BES co-op program:

1. Enrolment in the co-op option is limited and admission is evaluated on a competitive basis. The requirements listed below are the normal minimums.  Satisfying these requirements does not guarantee admission.
2. Students are considered for admission after the completion of forty-five (45) credit hours.  Normally, this will occur at the end of the first semester of the second year.
3. The normal admission requirement is a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.70 (B-). For Honours students the admission requirement is a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (B).
4. Candidates will be admitted on the basis of their interest, aptitude, and assessed ability to successfully combine the academic requirements of a BES or a BES Honours program with the special work-term requirements of the co-op option. The feasibility of the three proposed work-term placements will also be assessed.

Additional details about the program are available on the Co-op Education page, as well as the Student FAQs page.