Co-op Designation Eligibility
In order to be eligible to receive a co-op designation on the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, Faculty of Science students are required to successfully complete:
- a minimum of four work terms, and
- a minimum of four professional development (PD) online courses.
With the exception of Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy students who have four work-term opportunities, students are given five work-term opportunities in which to complete these requirements throughout the normal academic/work-term sequence.
Students are expected to follow the work-term sequence specific to their academic plan from the point of entry, subject to the minimum requirements for graduation within their plan. Students may not end their sequence with a work term, and must maintain a full-time course load in an academic term preceding a work term.
Students not meeting requirements of their plan will be transferred to another Science academic plan, if possible.
Notes
- The co-operative system of study is only open to full-time students.
- The co-operative system of study is not open to students seeking to complete a second degree.
- The Doctor of Pharmacy degree has different co-op work-term requirements.
Work Terms
Information regarding work terms is available on the Co-operative Education website.
Students on a work term are limited to enrolment in one course (0.5 unit), unless they have written support from their employer to take two courses (1.0 unit). COOP and PD courses are not included in these limits.
Legend for Co-op Study/Work Sequences Table
|
Key
|
Description
|
| F, W, S |
Terms: F = September-December; W = January-April; S = May-August |
| 1, 2, 3, 4 plus A or B |
Denotes academic year and term |
| WT |
Work term
|
Co-op Study/Work Sequences
|
Major
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 3
|
Year 4
|
Year 5
|
| F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
| Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Science and Business |
1A |
1B |
off |
2A |
WT |
2B |
WT |
3A |
WT |
3B |
WT |
WT |
4A |
4B |
| Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy |
1A |
1B |
off |
2A |
WT |
2B |
3A |
WT |
3B |
WT |
4A |
WT |
4B |
|
| Materials and Nanosciences |
1A |
1B |
off |
2A |
WT |
2B |
WT |
3A |
WT |
WT |
3B |
WT |
4A |
4B |
| Pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy) |
|
1A |
1B |
2A |
WT |
2B |
WT |
3A |
WT |
3B |
4A |
4B |
|
|
| Biological and Medical Physics, Life Physics, Mathematical Physics, Physics, Physics and Astronomy |
1A |
1B |
off |
2A |
WT |
2B |
WT |
WT |
3A |
WT |
3B |
WT |
4A |
4B |
| Psychology |
1A |
1B |
off |
2A |
2B |
WT |
3A |
WT |
3B |
WT |
4A |
WT |
WT |
4B |
Notes
- Admission to Psychology co-op occurs by September for the 2A term.
- A Master of Accounting (MACc) eight-month graduate program is normally taken in consecutive winter and spring terms immediately following the completion of the 4B term in Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy.
Professional Development (PD) Courses
Students are required to successfully complete four PD courses. Each PD course is worth 0.5 unit and may not be substituted for regular academic course credit. With the exception of PD 1, students are expected to take the courses while on their co-op work terms. The schedule for completing the PD courses is as follows:
- PD 1: Career Fundamentals, must be taken before the first work term. Students who do not successfully complete PD 1 before their first work term must successfully complete PD 1 before their second work term.
- PD 11: Processes for Technical Report Writing, must be taken during the first work term. Students who do not successfully complete PD 11 by the end of their first work term must successfully complete PD 11 by the end of their second work term.
- Two additional PD courses of the student's choice must be completed during subsequent work terms.
Further information is available through the Professional Development Program website.
Co-op Standing Rules
Students will be removed from their co-op program in the following situations:
- Two unemployed or failed work-term opportunities.
- Three missing or failed PD courses.
- Failure to successfully meet academic program requirements.
- Failure to successfully complete PD 1 before the start of the second work term.
- Failure to successfully complete PD 11 by the end of the second work term.