School/Work Paths

Although these three paths are typical plans that most students participating in the Cooperative Education and Internship Program (CEIP) follow, individualized study/work plans can alsobe developed. These individualized plans require the pre-approval of the faculty coordinator, the department chairperson, the director of the CEIP, and the associate dean of the College of Engineering.

Requirements:

• 2.75 GPA to start work placements
• 2.75 GPA to remain in the program
• A minimum of three work placements is required, i.e., the equivalent of twelve months of full-time work
• No more than five work placements are allowed
• At least one of the work placements must be a non-summer work term
• Placements begin after the completion of the coursework required in the calculus-ready sophomore year curriculum of the participating student’s major
• Two approved internships may substitute for one work placement.
  

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring
Path
CI-1 Fr1 Fr2   So1 So2 Opt Sch Sch Opt S/I S/I Work Sch Sch
Path
C-1 Fr1 Fr2   So1 So2 Opt Jr1 Jr2 Opt Work Work Opt Sr1 Sr2
Path
C-2 Fr1 Fr2   So1 So2 Opt Jr1 Work Opt Work Jr2 Opt Sr1 Sr2

Work = Working Semester or Working Summer S/I = School + Internship Opt = Option of Work Sch = School

Fr1 = Freshman 1^st Semester Jr1 = Junior 1^st Semester
Fr2 = Freshman 2^nd Semester Jr2 = Junior 2^nd Semester
So1 = Sophomore 1^st Semester Sr1 = Senior 1^st Semester
So2 = Sophomore 2^nd Semester Sr2 = Senior 2^nd Semester