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Co-operative Education Option
The co-operative education option allows students in the Computer Information Systems diploma and degree programs the opportunity to obtain paid, career-related work experience in their field of study during their education at UFV. After competing their first year of study, co-op students alternate between semesters of full-time study and full-time paid employment.
Students are expected to maintain the recommended schedule of full-time study as recommended in the calendar, and must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 2.33 (a C+ average) or better.
A typical work and study schedule might look like this:
| Year | Fall | Winter | Summer |
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| 1 |
Study term 1 |
Study term 2 |
Work term 1 |
| 2 |
Work term 2 |
Study term 3 |
Work term 3 |
| 3 |
Study term 4,
Diploma graduation |
Study term 5 |
Work term 4 |
| 4 |
Study term 6 |
Work term 5 |
Work term 6 |
| 5 |
Study term 7 |
Study term 8 |
Degree graduation |
Students wishing to enter the co-operative education option should apply through the UFV Career Centre. A meeting of prospective co-op students is normally announced and held in September.
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