Co-op for Undergrads

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The Cooperative Education Program provides relevant learning experiences for engineering and science students in various industries. Students have the opportunity to apply their technical knowledge in a supportive workplace while being actively engaged with new technologies in a hands-on learning environment.

Co-op Eligibility and Requirements

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Co-op is open to students studying in the engineering or science discipline.

First year students should attend all Co-op workshops, held in both the Fall and Spring semesters of their freshman year.

In order to be eligible to participate in Co-op interviews for their first work term, students must complete all first year course requirements (excluding humanities and gym), and be in good academic standing.

Students must have successfully passed MA 123 and MA 124 by the end of Spring semester of their first year in order to begin pursuing their first Co-op assignment.

If a student is unable to begin the Spring semester with MA 123, then he/she can complete or transfer in MA 124 in Summer Session 1.

Once a passing grade or transfer credit is posted for MA 124 at the conclusion of the Summer Session , the students may then start pursuing their first Co-op assignment.

Co-op requirements for all students

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Taking Courses at Stevens While on Co-op

For students entering Stevens starting in Fall 2015 semester and after:
Students entering Fall 2015 or later may take an evening course per term, after 6:00pm, while out on a Co-op work term. There is no financial aid or scholarship available for courses taken while on Co-op. University fees must still be paid.

For students who entered Stevens before Fall 2015 semester:
Students who entered the University before Fall 2015 may take an evening courses per term, after 6:00pm, while out on a Co-op work term.

One (1) course, per Co-op work term, will be covered by a Co-op grant valued at 3 tuition credits. University fees must still be paid.

In order to receive the Co-op grant, please follow the process below:

Complete the Co-op Assignment Agreement with a Co-op staff member upon receiving a job offer.
Follow the registration dates posted on the Registrar's website.
Register for classes

Know Your Co-op Schedule

Upon joining the program, each student meets with a Co-op staff member to discuss his/her specific Co-op schedule. Custom Co-op schedules are available for the Pinnacle Program, Study Abroad and Varsity Athletics.

Students participating in the Stevens scholars program may also participate in the Cooperative Education program. In order to utilize the three scholars summers, a scholars student scheduled to be on a Co-op assignment in a summer semester may elect to participate in either a co-op assignment OR take a scholars summer for that particular summer. However, he/she must do their co-op designated summer of study where indicated on his/her co-op schedule (Semester 4 on Schedule A or Semester 5 on Schedule B), and it must be a tuition-bearing semester. All students, regardless of whether they are scholars students or not, must pay for eight academic semesters.

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