Maryville students are eligible to earn elective credit toward their major in a work/learn
experience called Cooperative Education. The Career Education office serves as the liaison between the students, their faculty advisor and the work supervisor. Students must work with a full-time faculty member to design a learning plan and objectives to be accomplished during a 12-15 week experience.
Students may earn up to 5 credit hours per semester for a maximum of 18 Cooperative Education credits. The benefits for students are three-fold: earning wages, earning credit and earning practical experience related to their career/academic choice.
The objective of the
Cooperative Education Program is to provide experiential learning
opportunities for students and assist employers with staffing needs.
The Cooperative Education
Program encourages students to work in positions that are related to and
integrated with their academic majors and/or their career area of
interest.
Student Requirements and Responsibilities
Must have a minimum overall
GPA of 2.5.
Must be at the sophomore
level with a minimum of 6 credit hours of coursework
completed at
Maryville University.
It is the student’s
responsibility to gain approval from their faculty advisor
for the co-op
experience.
Students are responsible
for completing all the academic requirements set forth
in cooperation
with their faculty advisor.
Once hired, students will
be expected to follow company guidelines.
Students agree to fulfill
the terms of the co-op contract as long as employed by the company.
Failure to fulfill the terms of this contract will result in expulsion
from the co-op program.
Length of Employment
The Cooperative Education
Program is designed to provide students with at least one full
semester
of employment. Whenever possible the employer should employ the student
throughout a minimum work period of 12 - 15 weeks.
The student is expected to
be employed for the full term of a given work period.
Employer Responsibilities
The employer agrees to
coordinate and supervise the student’s assigned duties so that work
tasks will be closely related to the academic degree program and career
objectives of the student.
The employer also agrees to
support Maryville University’s co-op policies during all work periods,
and to complete an evaluation for the student.
Work periods are scheduled
to meet the student’s academic needs and the employer’s
personnel
requirements.
Commensurate with employer
needs, the student will be given work assignments that relate
to his/her
educational field, interests and abilities.
The employer will provide
for ascending levels of responsibility and training throughout
the co-op
experience.
Quality of Work and Study
The quality of work
performed by the co-op student must meet the standards
set by the
employer.
Students must continue to
meet the academic standards set forth by the Cooperative Education
Program.
By mutual agreement,
students who do not perform satisfactorily either in their work
or their
studies will be dropped from the program.
Remuneration
The employer determines the rate of pay, keeping in mind the work assignments,
the background and educational
level of the student, the work quality, and the established
policies of the employer.
Internship Opportunities are Available Through:
Career Connections
and Faculty - Academic Departments
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