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Getting Started in Cooperative Education

To complete your Cooperative Education class requirement, you must:

  • Get permission from your Faculty Chair or sponsor
  • Determine the number of credits you'll need for the quarter
  • Contact the Co-op Ed Coordinator for an Access Entry Code to register for the class
  • Register for the appropriate class. Ensure the proper number of credits is selected 
  • Attend a Cooperative Education Orientation session or complete the Online Orientation
  • Find a suitable paid or unpaid internship placement on or off campus
  • Complete a Learning Contract with the employer and turn it in to the Co-op Ed Coordinator
  • Create and submit your Learning Objectives for the quarter
  • Begin working for your Co-op Ed employer…do a good job
  • Complete the reflective writing component of the Co-op Ed experience
  • Complete and turn in all necessary forms and assignments by the published due dates

These "Getting Started" steps apply to most professional/technical program majors (such as AJ 199, AT 199, BLDG 199,  CAHM 199, CIS 199,  DSL 199, ECE 199, ENVC 199, FIRE 199, OFTEC 199, MIT 199, WT 199, etc.) at the Mount Vernon campus.

Some programs have different guidelines required by their faculty. Whidbey Island students should contact the WIC Co-op Coordinator for specific instructions.

BMT, ET/TNT, HSERV, MCS, & PARLG students should consult with their respective faculty chairs about the requirements for their Co-op Ed experience.

Click the link at the bottom of this page to complete the Online Cooperative Education Orientation...

Live Orientation Sessions

All students must attend an orientation session prior to beginning their Co-op Ed work experience. The next live orientation sessions will begin for the Fall Quarter in September 2007.

The specific dates, times, and locations will appear here in August and in the Course Syllabus.

Please plan on attending any one of these informative sessions or contact the Co-op Ed Coordinator to arrange for an alternative orientation session.

Click on the link below to complete an online orientation.

Online Cooperative Education Orientation - Click Here...