New Computer Science CO-OP policy

Students seeking Computer Science co-op academic credit (CS 202) must receive pre-approval from the departmental co-op coordinator (Chairman) and register for it in the semester they are on co-op for the number of credit hours agreed to by the coordinator. For pre-approval, please submit the following:

1. COC's Co-op Registration Form
2. A copy of the acceptance letter from the company with the salary and the hours
3. Brief description of your job responsibilities during co-op

Upon completion of the co-op, students need to submit a 1-2 page report to the coordinator as well as to the COC. The report must include the following:

1. Student information
2. Employer information
3. Period of employment
4. A detailed account of all computer science related work done during the co-op
5. Supervisor's name and signature indicating approval of this report

CS 202 credits can only be awarded for co-ops with significant CS content, even if the credit hours ultimately count towards free electives. The number of co-op credits a student can get depends on the intensity of the co-op as determined by the coordinator. Normally 3 credits are granted for a semester of full-time work. The maximal number of co-op credits is nine and no more than 3 hours can be counted towards CS electives.

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