Co-operative Education & Career Services

Study/Work Sequence

Plan (By Faculty)

Applied Health Sciences	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Health Studies and Gerontology		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
Kinesiology: Options in Ergonomics and Neurobehavioural Assessment Recreation and Leisure Studies: Majors in Business and Therapeutic; Options in Parks and Tourism		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4

Arts	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Accounting and Financial Management - Financancial Management		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	3B	•	4A	•	4B			4
Accounting and Financial Management - Public Accounting		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	3A	•	3B	4A	•	•	4B	Ω	‡	4
Anthropology⁶, Political Science⁶, Psychology⁶, Sociology⁶		reg	reg	off	reg	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B			4
Arts and Business with Honours in: Anthropology, Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Fine Arts, French, German, History, Legal Studies, Medieval Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Slavic Studies, Social Development Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Communication The Human Resources Management Specialization is available with any of these Honours majors.		1A	1B	•≠	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4
Arts and Business with Cultural Management Specialization		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2BΔ	•§	3A	•§	3B	•§	4A	•§	4B		4
Arts and Business with Digital Arts Communication Specialization		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2BΔ	•§	3A	•§	3B	•§	4A	•§	4B		4
Arts and Business with International Trade Specialization		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2BΔ	•§	3A	•§	3B	•§	•§	4A	4B		4
Computing and Financial Management		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
Economics (Applied)⁷		reg	reg	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4
English - Literature⁷		reg	reg	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
English - Literature and Rhetoric⁷		reg	reg	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
English - Rhetoric and Professional Writing⁷		reg	reg	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4

Engineering	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Architecture⁸		reg	reg	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	•	4B	5
Chemical, Civil, Computer⁹, Electrical⁹, Management, Mechanical	8	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
Chemical, Environmental, Geological, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Design	4	1A	•	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	4B		5
Computer⁹, Electrical⁹	4S	1A	•	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	4A	•	4B		5
Nanotechnology	8S	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	•	3A	3B	•	•	4A	4B		5
Software Engineering	8	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5

Environmental Studies	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Environment and Business¹⁰		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
Environment and Resource Studies¹⁰		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
Geography¹⁰		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4
Geomatics¹⁰		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		4
Planning		1A	1B	off	2A	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B			4

Mathematics	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Actuarial Science, Actuarial Science/Finance Option, Combinatorics & Optimization, Computer Science, Computer Science/Business Option, Computer Science/Information Systems Option, Computer Science/Software Engineering Option, Mathematics/Business Administration Option, Mathematical Sciences, Operations Research, Statistics	8	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
	4	1A	•	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	4B		5
Applied Math, Applied Math/Economics Option, Applied Math with Engineering Electives, Applied Math/Physics Option, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science/Digital Hardware Option, Pure Math, Pure Math with Electrical Engineering Electives, Pure Math/Finance Option, Scientific Computation/Applied Math		1A	•	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	4B		5
Bioinformatics		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
Business Administration and Mathematics (Double Degree)		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	3A	•	3B	4A	4B	•	5A	5B		4
											•	4A	4B	•	5A	5B
											4A	•	4B	•	5A	5B
Chartered Accountancy		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	3A	•	3B	4A	•	•	4B	Ω	‡	4
Computing and Financial Management		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
Mathematical Physics		1A	•	1B	2A	•	2B	•	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	4B		5
Mathematics/Teaching Option¹¹		1A	•	1B	•	2A	2B	•†	3A	3B	+	+	4A	•†	4B		4
Mathematics/Teaching Option¹¹		1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	3A	•†	3B	+	+	4A	4B	•†		4
Software Engineering	8	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B		5
Three-Year General	8	1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B						4
Three-Year General	4	1A	•	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	3B						4

Science	S/S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	F	W	S	ž
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology/Economics, Chemistry, Computational Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Science and Business		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	•	4A	4B		4
Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	3A	•	•	3B	4A	•	4B	Ω	‡	4
Physics, Mathematical Physics, Computational Science/Physics		1A	1B	off	2A	•	2B	•	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	4B		4
Psychology⁶		reg	reg	off	reg	2B	•	3A	•	3B	•	4A	•	4B			4
School of Pharmacy			1A	1B	•	2A	•	2B	•	3A	3B	•	4A				4

Legend
S/S	Sequence/Stream Engineering plans: 8=Stream 8, 4=Stream 4; 8S, 4S=Special sequencing of terms Mathematics plans: Sequence a, b, c, d	reg	Denotes regular system of study for the term
F,W,S	Terms: F=September-December; W=January-April; S=May-August	off	Denotes a term in which students are not registered at UW for classes and are not on a co-op work term
•	Denotes work term	+	Faculty of Education component
1,2,3,4,5 plus A or B	Denotes academic year and term	†	Teaching work term
⁶	Admission to Co-op occurs by January for the 2B term.	§	Specialization work term
⁷	Admission to Co-op is based on Year One academic results (marks) and occurs in late May or early June.	Δ	Point of admission to specialization
⁸	Although Co-op begins in 2A, admission is made at the time of the initial application to the University.	ž	Minimum number of credited work terms required for graduation (4 credited work reports are also required for graduation for all Co-op students). An employer evaluation is required for each work term students undertake.
⁹	The streaming for Electrical and Computer Engineering varies depending on demand.	≠	Students admitted to Arts and Business Winter Co-op will not have a Co-op work term following 1B.
10	Co-op term begins in 2A. However, admission may be made either at the time of initial application or at the end of Year One.	Ω	Anticipated continuation beyond the Bachelor degree into the one-term Diploma in Accounting or the first term of the two-term Master of Accounting (MAcc) portion of the five-year integrated Accounting plan.
11	Students seeking admission to Mathematics/Teaching must normally have satisfactorily completed two work terms in another Co-op Math program.	‡	Second term of the two-term Master of Accounting (MAcc) portion of the five-year integrated Accounting plan.

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