Because Cooperative Education is an experiential education course, it has both academic and workplace components. You will be assigned to a faculty member who will guide you as you work to integrate classroom theory with workplace practice. Your level of achievement during your internship will be measured by the new learning you demonstrate by your performance as an entry-level professional on the job.<\/p>\n
With your Co-op faculty advisor, you will develop a document called a Learning Agreement. A Learning Agreement provides the vehicle for making the learning experience a mutual understanding between you, your Co-op faculty advisor, your Co-op\/Internship Site Supervisor, and the University. Once you have signed the Learning Agreement, you are responsible for honoring your commitment.<\/p>\n
All academic projects, identified in the Learning Agreement, must be completed in order for you to successfully complete your Co-op course. If you fail to complete them, your Co-op Faculty Advisor will submit a grade that reflects unsatisfactory work.<\/p>\n
Once you are on the job, your Co-op Faculty Advisor may visit the work site to meet with you and with your Co-op\/Internship Site Supervisor. Based on your Co-op\/Internship Site Supervisor’s written and verbal assessments and on your academic projects, your Co-op Faculty Advisor will assign a letter grade at the end of your Co-op term, which will be included on your academic transcript.<\/p>\n
Part of your grade may be based on assessments of your job performance provided by your Employment Supervisor. Your Supervisor will also be sent a Midterm and Final Evaluation to complete via Handshake. It is your responsibility to see that they are completed and submitted to your Co-op Faculty Advisor.<\/p>\n
Your Co-op Faculty Advisor determines your grade based on:<\/p>\n
Incomplete grades will be granted by faculty members in cases where a student has completed most of the work for a course and extraordinary circumstances preclude the student from finishing work by the end of a semester of summer session. Incomplete grades will be posted for a period of approximately six weeks after the submission of Final Grades: February 15th for a Fall course, June 30th for a Spring course and October 15th for a Summer course.<\/p>\n
If work is not completed and a final grade is not posted within that time, the grade will revert to an F. Faculty members will no longer need to submit incomplete contracts, the grade sheet will suffice. Individual faculty members, schools and\/or colleges may continue to use the incomplete contract, however, it will not be submitted to the Registrar\u2019s office and the six week period will be the maximum permissible course completion time.<\/p>\n
Drop\/Withdrawal Policy<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Courses dropped through the Final Add\/Drop deadline will be removed from the records. Courses withdrawn after the Final Add\/Drop deadline through the ninth week of the semester will be recorded as WDs.<\/p>\n Drop\/Withdrawal Refund Schedule 100% Adjustment <\/strong>during the first week of the semester for full term courses and prior to the third class meeting for all short term courses and other courses that meet less than full term (courses dropped).<\/p>\n
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