Engagement Details
Cooperative Education (Co-op) - Alternating
What to Expect
Get a sneak peek at life as a full-time working professional with a paid alternating co-op experience. You will switch between a semester of full-time school and a semester of full-time work (40 hours/week) with the same employer for two to three semesters.
This engagement qualifies for these special designations:
- GLD-Professional & Civic Engagement
- Experiential Learning Opportunity
- Option to appear on USC Experience extended transcript
Term: Fall 2024
Requirements
Time Commitment: 400 or more hours
Who Can Participate: Any students with required credentials (such as GPA, hours earned) can participate
Minimum Credit Hours: 15 hours or one semester completed at USC
Minimum GPA: 15 hours or one semester completed at USC
Engagement Benefits
How expectations are communicated:
Group orientation / class session(s)
Training manual, syllabus or rubric
Learning activities:
Apply specialized knowledge
Career readiness
Knowledge or skills developed:
Specialized knowledge and skills
Professionalism / career readiness
Who you will work with:
External agency (employer, college, school, community agency)
Professional staff member(s) on this campus
Who will communicate feedback and how:
Group / class session with professional staff
Group / class session with external supervisor
Reflection expectations:
Each student produces written reflection(s)
(1-1) session(s) with professional staff