University of Waterloo

Student responsibilities

If you're supporting EDGE students as a partner or supervisor, it helps to understand what students need to do to earn their milestones. Consult the sections below to learn more about students' responsibilities as they work through EDGE.

Experiential learning courses

In order to receive milestones for experiential learning courses, students must:

Complete 18 hours of work with an industry or community partner in a term
Pass the course
Submit a reflective assignment for evaluation by the EDGE team
Receive an evaluation from their industry or community partner

Work or community experiences (on- or off-campus)

In order to receive milestones for work or community experiences, students must:

Complete 36 hours of work in a term
Successfully complete a professional development (PD) course during the same term as their experience
Submit a reflective assignment for evaluation by the EDGE team
Receive an evaluation from their supervisor