Cooperative Education Course
Work on a full-time basis at one of the CO-OP host entities, including multinational corporations, startups, financial institutions, governmental entities, professional services firms, think tanks, local and international economic and monetary bodies, and nonprofit organizations.
Students should register normally for Fall 2025 courses until the CO-OP selection process is complete.
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 2025 courses and will be required to pay applicable CO-OP course tuition fees after considering any scholarship coverage.
- Three credits elective course pass/fail
- Work full-time for six months at a CO-OP partner/employer
- Gain hands-on experience in your major
- Gain a competitive edge of six months of work experience before graduation
- Enhance your career readiness
- Develop your skills while exploring career options
- Build your professional network
- Students declared within the Onsi Sawiris School of Business with junior standing or higher at the start of CO-OP
- A prior well-documented internship is preferable
- Active engagement in extracurricular activities is preferable
- Feedback from AUC selection panel
- Acceptable performance on co-op partner’s assessment(s) as applicable
- Registration: No concurrent courses are allowed during Fall 2025 except Business 360 Course (3 credits) which is optional. Runs after working hours and counts towards general electives.
- 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 2026. Students would graduate Spring 2026 or later.
- Grading: Co-evaluation by the faculty member and CO-OP partner/employer.
- Compensation: CO-OP students receive monthly stipends from CO-OP employers that differ from one employer to another.
- All students applying to the CO-OP course will be considered automatically for limited competitive partial scholarships.
- 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.
- 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.
- Students will be informed of the decision of their scholarship upon the completion of AUC’s internal selection process.
CO-OP Snapshot
How is a CO-OP different from an Internship?
- Longer duration: Working six months on a full-time basis
- A supervising faculty mentor will guide the student throughout the CO-OP journey.
- The CO-OP is co-graded by the faculty and the employer .
- All CO-OP positions are carefully secured by the Career Center and have been reviewed by the Career Center and the faculty supervisor.
No More Graduation Delays
Students can enroll in the optional 3-credit Business 360 course alongside the 3-credit
CO-OP program, earning a total of 6 credits. The course is held after working hours and can
count toward major or general electives. With proper planning in coordination with their
academic advisor, students can stay on track to graduate on time
CO-OP program, earning a total of 6 credits. The course is held after working hours and can
count toward major or general electives. With proper planning in coordination with their
academic advisor, students can stay on track to graduate on time
CO-OP Employers
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