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Undergraduate Co-Op Participants

Students enrolled in the Cooperative Education Program have the option of using their three co-op rotations (ENGR 1090) toward one of the technical electives in the curriculum, provided that a technical paper is submitted to the department by the specified deadline.

Co-op schedules

All students enrolled in the Co-Op Education Program are required to maintain an up-to-date co-op schedule with the Co-Op Education Program Office and the department.

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Co-op technical paper

The Co-op technical paper should include the following criteria.

  1. Follow a technical report format.
  2. Maximum length of 10 pages
  3. Describe your co-op work experiences.
  4. Give particular details of the nature of work performed.
  5. Describe the relationship between your work experiences and your academic experiences. Indicate specific courses that were particularly useful.
  6. Make any suggestions on how to improve the operation of the program.

Previous co-op technical papers may be viewed in the undergraduate program office (648 Benedum Hall).

Technical paper submission deadlines

Fall Term: December 1, 2009
Spring Term: TBD
Summer Term:TBD

 

Students

More than 2,300 undergraduates and graduates combined are enrolled at the School of Engineering.