Management Sciences Co-op Information Session Fall 2015

Contacts  Associate Chair, Graduate Studies Professor Bonwoo Koo, CPH 4327  Graduate Studies Administrative Coordinator Lisa Hendel, CPH 4311  Co-op Eucation and Career Action-Faculty relations Phil Bezaire, TC

Application Requirements  Application deadline: December 2, 2015 (to Lisa)  Students must have Minimum of 80% average in their previous degree, or Minimum of 80% average in the Fall 2015 term (at least two courses) A good command of English  Students may be interviewed by the department.  Any interviews will take place before the end of December (Will be notified by your waterloo ). 3

Co-op degree requirements  Students must complete two work terms.  Students must finish their program on an academic term, and maintain full-time status until completion.  The co-op placements must related to the program of study.  Co-op students should follow the regulations and procedures of Co-op Education and Career Action. 4

Co-op degree requirements  Students should submit a work-term report after completion of each co-op term. It will be evaluated by the department. If you fail the report, you won’t get the co-op designation.  Work-term report It is due no later than the 10 th day of classes in the academic term following the work term. Department work term report guideline can be found at sciences/files/uploads/files/CoopWorkTermReportGuidelines_2012.pdf 5

Graduate co-op registration  Students must complete a “Change of program” form and a “Change of enrolment” form. Change of program form studies/files/uploads/files/program_change_march_2014_0.pdf Change of enrolment form studies/files/uploads/files/change_of_enrolment_feb_2014.pdf  Students must include a copy of the Letter of Employment from the employer for the period that you are requesting a coop work term. 6

Two forms 7

Graduate co-op fees  A co-op fee will be assessed by Student Accounts (4- month co-op term).  Co-op students are not assessed Dental, Supplemental Health or GSA fees.  Students may enrol them through the GSA office.  International co-op students are charged for UHIP, but must self-enrol for dental and supplemental health coverage. 8

Co-op term sequences  Sequence 1 (preferred)  Sequence 2 (takes longer) 9

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