Co-operative Education Plan

In addition to the SERS Honours Plan requirements, the Honours Co-op Plan in SERS requires:

Work Term Reports have been removed from the Co-op Plan Requirements effective Fall 2022, as the FOUR required Professional Development courses incorporate this requirement within them.

Co-op starts halfway through second year (after the 2A fall term). During 2A school term, students complete PD1: Career Fundamentals, a combination of career development advice and co-op work search process information which are to prepare for co-op. PD12: Reflection and Learning in the Workplace is completed during the first work term placement.

This table shows the co-op sequence for SERS students:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
F W S F W S F W S F W S F W
AC AC * AC WT 1 AC WT 2 AC WT 3 AC WT 4 WT 5 AC AC
      PD1 PD12   PD #   PD #          

Legend:

  • F: fall term
  • W: winter term
  • S: spring term
  • *: off term (no academic or work term)
  • AC: academic term
  • WT: work term