• Be registered full-time in the Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng) and maintain a full-time status during all study terms, including the one after the last work term
• Have an admission average of (B+ or 75%) and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 7.0 (B+ or 75%) in courses taken at the University of Ottawa
• Pay the required co-op fees (see below).
• Start the program in the fall term (this is necessary due to co-op placement cycles)

Co-op programs have limited enrolment. Meeting the admission criteria does not guarantee you a place. Admission is based on your CGPA. We admit those with the highest CGPA first.

Sequence 1 - all students follow this sequence

Co-op fees

As a co-op student, you also pay co-op fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for the session before your first work term and then for every work term, up to and including your last one.

• Brookfield Renewable
• CIENA Corporation
• Deloitte LLP
• Entrust
• Ford Motor Company of Canada
• Lumentum
• Ministry of Education - Ontario
• Nokia
• Ross Video
• Synopsis Canada
• Trend Micro
• University of Ottawa

• Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD-CAM)
• Consulting
• Equipment operation and maintenance
• Manufacturing techniques and processes
• Marketing
• Modelling and simulation
• Oral presentations
• Problem solving, analysis and design
• Project management
• Research
• Statistical analysis
• Technical writing
• Troubleshooting and analysis of electrical and electronic circuits

Student Salaries

Co-op Work Term Report

​​​​​Visit the Academic Coordinators page to see your co-op professor.

Masters programs

Apply to co-op after you've started your studies at uOttawa. You must have an admission average of 75% (B+) or higher.
Steps to follow in order to apply from the University via uoZone:

• Connect to uoZone
• From the Applications menu, click on Experiential Learning Platform (Co-op Portal)

If you have any questions about your application, please contact our office by phone at 613 562-5741 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

Application Deadline: September 30 of your first year of studies