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Calendars > Faculty of Engineering > Co-operative Education
Faculty of Engineering
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Co-operative education combines academic learning with paid,
practical experience related to students field of study. At the
University of Ottawa, students begin their first of four work terms
the summer after second year. They continue to alternate four
months of study with four months of work for the rest of their
program (see table, Sequence 1). Students may also complete their
last 12 months of work consecutively with one employer (see
table, Sequence 2). In either case, the work terms involve
increasing responsibility as the student progresses.
Summer Fall Winter
Sequence 1
First year 1a 1b
Second year 2a 2b
Third year T 3a T
Fourth year 3b T 4a
Fifth year T 4b
Sequence 2
First year 1a 1b
Second year 2a 2b
Third year T 3a T
Fourth year T T 3b
Fifth year 4a 4b
F, W, S: fall, winter or summer session
a: first half of academic year
b: second half of academic year
T: work term
ADMISSION
The co-op option is offered for each of the engineering programs.
All co-op programs are optional, and admission is based on
academic achievement.
Students applying to the University of Ottawa may apply directly to
co-op with their application. If they are admitted to first year with
an average of 82 per cent or more, they will be eligible for a
reserved place in co-op. To keep this reserved position, students
must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 8.0 (equivalent
to 80 per cent) and meet all other admission requirements as listed
below. Students who lose their reserved position or who are not
granted a reserved position may apply to co-op again once they are
registered at the University (see below).
Students already at the University may apply to co-op in second
year. Application forms are available at the Co-operative Education
Programs Office; the deadline for applications is September 30.
Decisions on admissions are made at the beginning of the
following term.
To be admitted, students must meet the following criteria:
full-time registration in an engineering program or in the
honours computer science program;
completion of all course requirements up to and including the
fall session of second year;
minimum mark of D+ in ENG 1112;
minimum cumulative grade point average of 6.0 for all
programs in SITE, and 4.5 for chemical, civil and mechanical
engineering after the December exams in second year; and
Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.
REQUIREMENTS
Once admitted, co-op students must maintain the minimum CGPA
to remain in the program (6.0 for all programs in SITE, and 4.5 for
chemical, civil and mechanical engineering). All co-op students
register for a co-op work term report course during each work term
and submit a work term report at the end of the work term.
The course requirements for the co-op degree are the same as
those for the regular program, plus four work term report courses.
The regulations are detailed in the document Regulations and
Procedures Governing Co-operative Programs.
ADVANTAGES
Students gain valuable work experience and establish a
network of contacts, improving their chance of finding full time
employment upon graduation.
The salary earned during work terms helps finance students
education.
The combination of work and study helps students both in
their choice of courses and in their choice of careers.
Currently, more than 700 students are enrolled in co-op programs
at the Faculty of Engineering. The co-op office is in contact with
employers in the Ottawa area, across Canada and abroad. As a
result, the placement rate in engineering is over 98 per cent, and
there are often more jobs available than there are students.
CO-OP OFFICE
The University of Ottawa has a central Co-operative Education
Programs Office to administer all co-op programs. The office
solicits employer participation, manages the placement process and
monitors the work terms. A professor from each discipline is also
involved in co-ordinating the program. For all questions please
contact:
Co-operative Education Programs
University of Ottawa
100 Thomas More, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5741
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uottawa.ca/academic/coop
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