Recruitment Cycles and Student Availability

• All co-op programs start in year 3, meaning students have completed at least 5 academic semesters before their first work term.
• Students apply to enter co-op in the second semester of year 2, after completing an 8-week career course, “Skills for Career Success in Science”, which is open to all science students.
• In year 3, all co-op students \also complete another 8-week professionalism course, "Advanced Job Search Skills for Science Co-op Students", before their first work term.

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Table: Work-Study Sequence, by Co-op Program:

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Co-op Recruitment Cycles:

Cycle	Co-op Position Starts	Student Availability
Winter	January	4 or 8 months
Spring	May	4 or 8 months
Fall	September	4 months

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Recruitment Dates:

Summer (May-August) 2019 Work Term

• Offers: Continuous cycle, we still have student available for Summer 2019. 

Fall (September-December) 2019 Work Term

• Job Postings Accepted: May- August
• Offers and Interviews: Continuous cycle. Offers can be presented at any time and are on a first-come, first-served basis until all eligible students are hired