Cooperative Education Course
Experiential Learning: CO-OP
Fast-track your career
Cohort 3: August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
AUC CO-OP
The Cooperative Education Course (CO-OP) allows students to experience the life of a working professional. In partnership with the AUC Career Center, students are placed as part of the AUC School of Business’s efforts in offering experiential learning opportunities, this three-credit elective course gives students the chance to work at an organization on a full-time basis for six months while receiving a monthly stipend and are automatically considered for limited competitive partial CO-OP scholarships.
What is BUSC 4000 – Experiential Learning: CO-OP?
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Three credits elective course pass/fail
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Work full-time for six months at a CO-OP partner/employer
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Gain hands-on experience in your major
Why CO-OP?
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Gain a competitive edge of six months of work experience before graduation
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Enhance your career readiness
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Develop your skills while exploring career options
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Build your professional network
How is a CO-OP different from an Internship?
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Longer duration: working six months on a full-time basis
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A supervising faculty mentor will guide the student throughout the CO-OP journey
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The CO-OP is co-graded by the faculty and the employer
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All CO-OP positions are carefully secured by the Career Center and have been reviewed by the Career Center and the faculty supervisor
Eligibility
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Students declared within the School of Business with junior standing or higher at the start of CO-OP
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An overall GPA of 3.2 or higher at the time of application
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A prior well-documented internship is preferable
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Active engagement in extracurricular activities is preferable
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Feedback from AUC selection panel
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Acceptable performance on co-op partner’s assessment(s) as applicable
Terms and Conditions
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Registration: no concurrent courses are allowed during fall 2022 and winter 2023
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Graduation: the CO-OP semester can not be the final one. Students would need to have the remaining courses to register in during at least spring 2023. Students would graduate SP23 or later.
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Grading: Co-evaluation by the faculty member and CO-OP partner/employer
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Compensation: CO-OP students receive monthly stipends from CO-OP employers that differ from one employer to another
Scholarships
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All students applying to the CO-OP course will be considered automatically for limited competitive partial scholarships
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Financial aid will not be granted during the entire CO-OP experience. However, financial aid for the following semester will be unchanged, given that the student applies for renewal of his/her financial aid. Students will still be automatically considered for the CO-OP scholarship
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Students currently on scholarships will need to email the Office of Student Financial Affairs and scholarships with the subject “CO-OP: Student Name and ID” to align with their respective donors that they extend their studies at AUC for one semester
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Students will be informed of the decision of their scholarship upon the completion of AUC’s internal selection process
CO-OP Partners
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Application Process
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Log into your Career Web account
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Check available CO-OP positions under jobs/internships search
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Check your eligibility and apply to CO-OP positions with your resume
CO-OP Process Timeline
Application deadline: May 9, 2022
AUC Internal Selection: May 19, 2022
Employer Selection: June 30, 2022 (TBC), course registration
CO-OP Start Date: August 1, 2022
Important Note
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Students should register normally for fall 2022 courses until the CO-OP selection process is complete
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Upon acceptance in CO-OP by the employer, students will be registered automatically in the CO-OP course. Once registered, students will be dropped from any other fall 2022 courses and will be required to pay applicable CO-OP course tuition fees after considering any scholarship coverage
Questions?
Send an email to co-op-bus@aucegypt.edu.
In partnership with AUC Career Center