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Co-op Course Requirements

Pre-work meeting

Once you receive a job through eRecruiting, you are required to contact Co-op to schedule your 30 minute pre-work meeting. At the meeting you will be informed of all requirements listed below and will be registered for the ENGR 321 Co-op course. Please bring a copy of your job offer letter and job description, which include your pay rate and dates of employment, to your pre-work meeting.

If you find a position on your own (not through eRecruiting) and would like to turn your position into a Co-op, please email your job description to coop@engr.washington.edu for review. If we can confirm that your position is at least 50% engineering related, it should be a simple process to turn your position into a Co-op.

Call 206-543-1770 or email engrcoop@u.washington.edu to schedule the pre-work meeting.

Fees:

Students do not pay tuition while employed in Co-op; instead a quarterly fee is paid for the Co-op experience (which covers the credits) The fee is billed by the student accounts office. Some Co-op employers are willing to reimburse students for this fee.

 
Undergraduates
Graduates
Full-time work
(2 credits per quarter)		 $330 $450
Part-time work
(1 credit per quarter)		 $165 $225

Requirements

Students will complete one objective report per quarter on Co-op, a final co-op report, student evaluation, and participate in a returning Co-op poster symposium. Credit is issued after all requirements have been met. Students must return to the University of Washington for at least one academic quarter upon completion of the Co-op experience.

  1. Pre-Inventory of Abilities - to be completed prior to your scheduled Pre-Work meeting.
  2. Objective Report (Template)
    • By the end of your second week on the job, you must meet with your immediate supervisor and draft your learning objectives for your Co-op work experience and submit your report to the Co-op office by the third friday of the quarter.
    • You will complete 1 objective report per quarter you are on a Co-op.
    • State in outline form specifically what kind of jobs you hope to become involved in and what you hope to learn during your Co-op. NOTE: New objectives should be established for each objective report.
      • Work Experience Objectives: broad-based objectives with the company, your team, professional development, etc.
      • Technical Objectives: Individual projects, technical skills, technical programs utilizing, etc.
      • Personal Objectives: Anything you personally want to get from the Co-op experience.
      • NOTE: Work experience and technical objectives should be determined between both Co-op student and supervisor and the personal objectives determined by student.
    • Ask your supervisor to sign your report and provide a paragraph on your progress. Note, for first objective report, ask your supervisor to state the plans for your work experience and your goals. For 2nd objective report, ask your supervisor to provide a progress report.
    • Email to engrcoop@u.washington.edu, fax (206-616-8554), or mail it to the Co-op office and keep a copy for yourself. If your supervisor emails your objective report, it can replace his/her signature.
  3. Co-op Report or Mechanical Engineering Report or Chemical Engineering Report or Materials Science & Engineering Report
    • Due the first Friday of the quarter student returns from Co-op.
    • The intent of this report is to provide an overview of your Co-op experience.
    • Emailing reports: We recommend that you email your Co-op report as a MS Word attachment. Please name your report files with your first and last name and report name… i.e. JoeSmithReport.doc
    • The report is typed, double-spaced, 4-6 pages (3-Month Co-op) or 6-8 pages (6-Month Co-op), and should include the following: name, student number, date, academic department, name of company, name of supervisor, and supervisor email
  4. Co-op Poster Symposium -- Upon returning from your Co-op experience, you will participate in a returning Co-op Student Poster Symposium. The poster session generally takes place sometime between the 4th and 7th week of the quarter. For more details about the requirements of your poster, click here.
  5. Student Evaluation - Catalyst Survey (completed by student) - Due by the first Friday of the quarter you return from your Co-op.
  1. Employer Evaluation - Catalyst Survey (completed by employer) - Due by the first Friday of the quarter you return from your Co-op.

See the Calendar for due dates for your Objective Reports, Co-op Report, Evaluation forms, and the Seminars. Select the quarter you began your co-op experience. NOTE that you MUST submit your requirements by the specified deadline or you will receive NO CREDIT for your Co-op experience.

Grading System

ENGR 321 and ENGR 322 are a Credit/No Credit course. A grade of "N", which means "Continuing", will appear on the Co-op students record each Co-op quarter, until the student is registered for ENGR 322 the quarter they return back to UW and the required assignments are completed. At the end of the quarter for which the Co-op student returns and completes the Co-op requirements, the "N" grades will change to "CR" credit. For example, if a student works autumn and winter quarters (ENGR 321), and is registered for Post-work (ENGR 322) during spring quarter, the Co-op credits will appear on the transcript at the end of Spring quarter for the Co-op quarters in which they worked (Fall and Winter). Note that there is no credit or fee associated with ENGR 322.

If the Objective Report, Co-op Report, Student Evaluation, and Co-op Poster Session are not completed by the specified deadline, the student will receive a grade of "incomplete". Failure to complete the requirements by the specified due date will result in a permanent "I/NC" (Incomplete, no credit) grade.

Engineering Advising & Diversity Center, 301 Loew Hall, 206-543-1770, eadc@u.washington.edu