Cooperative Education Course (CO-OP)

What is BUSC 4000 – Experiential Learning: CO-OP?

• Three credits elective course Pass/Fail
• Work full-time for six months Aug - Jan At a CO-OP partner/employer
• Gain hands-on experience in your major

Why CO-OP?

• 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

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

Eligibility

• Students declared within the School of Business with junior standing or higher at the start of CO-OP.

• An overall GPA of 3.2 or higher at the time of application

• A supporting recommendation letter from faculty

• 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  

Terms and Conditions

• Registration: no concurrent courses are allowed during Fall 2021 and Winter 2022

• 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 2022. Students would graduate SP22 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

Scholarships

• 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 at fscholarship@aucegypt.edu 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 with the decision of their scholarship upon the completion of AUC’s internal selection process

CO-OP Partners

	The Central Bank of Egypt

Application Process

1. Log into your CareerWEB account at http://careerweb.caps.aucegypt.edu

2. Check available CO-OP positions under Jobs/Internships -> Search

3. Check your eligibility and apply to CO-OP positions with your resume

4. Fill out the google form mentioned in the CO-OP job description, it should only be filled once 

Application deadline: June 6, 2021

CO-OP Process Timeline

Application

June 6, application deadline

AUC Internal Selection

TBA, commitment form

Employer Selection

July 15 (TBC), course registration

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

• Students should register normally for Fall 2021 courses until the CO-OP selection process is complete.

• Upon acceptance in CO-OP by the employer, students will be registered automatically in CO-OP course. Once registered, students will be dropped from any other Fall 2021 courses, and will be required to pay applicable CO-OP course tuition fees after considering any scholarship coverage.

Questions?

co-op-bus@aucegypt.edu

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