Cooperative Education

Technical Elective Credit

To work in industry for one or two semesters in the Cooperative Education program, contact the Career Services Office (350 SSB) for information about co-op requirements and job availability. You may receive one hour of technical elective credit per semester in which you work on a co-op project for up to two semesters.

Make arrangements ahead of time with the Career Services Office. No credit can be given for jobs held in the past. The job must be a genuine engineering project. The job description must be approved by Dr. Gandhi, the ECE faculty co-op advisor, in MEB 4508. The faculty co-op advisor determines your grade. Register for one credit hour of ECE 4990. You must submit a signed contract, a statement of objectives and description of the work experience, a midpoint report, and a final report.

Senior Thesis Credit (ECE 4900/4910)

If an appropriate project is developed with a company participating in the Cooperative Education program, it may be used for the Senior Thesis requirement. Faculty approval is required. You must register for ECE 4900 and 4910 and participate in the class meetings. You may not receive technical elective credit for Cooperative Education in the same semester you are receiving Senior Thesis credit in the co-op program.