COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
- Mission Statement
- Definition
- Student Benefits of Cooperative Education
- Employer Benefits of Cooperative Education
- Cooperative Education Coordinator Contacts
The mission of the California State University Sacramento Cooperative Education program, in partnership with faculty and employers, serves two purposes:
- To provide upper division and graduate students with paid, degree-enhancing, professional work experience: and
- To foster the career development of lower division students.
This mutually beneficial relationship encourages student growth by providing opportunities that link classroom theory with work world practice. Cooperative Education empowers students to make informed career decisions and move toward achieving an advantage in a competitive job market while earning academic credit.
The Cooperative Education program works with students and employers to help students find paid Co-op positions, which relate to their academic majors.
How are Co-ops different from Internships?
Co-ops differ from internships in that internships can be paid or unpaid, may or may not be for credit, and a student at any class level may participate in an internship. Co-ops are always paid, are for credit, and are for Junior, Senior, or Graduate students. Co-ops are high-level positions that allow students to apply what they have learned in their field.
student benefits of cooperative education
- Gains practical knowledge of career field;
- Enhances traditional classroom learning methods;
- Augments resume and network of professional contact;
- Brings greater meaning to education;
- Increases professional self-confidence;
- Improves academic competence when compared with students not participatiang in Coop;
- Allows pre-test of career options; and
- Earns money while gaining college credit.
employer benefits of cooperative education
- Provides access to knowledgeable, highly qualified pre-screened candidates who perform their jobs with enthusiasm and professionalism;
- Offers cost-effective, long-term recruitment and retention;
- Helps employers meet cyclical, project or short-term needs without a long-term commitment;
- Allows for more flexibility in staffing needs; frees up higher paid employees to do higher priority work;
- Meets short-term staffing needs;
- Increases cost-effective productivity;
- Affords a source of fresh ideas- important to a rapidly changing industry;
- Fosters a partnership between industry and the institution in developing future work force needs;
- Grants opportunity for present employees to develop in the area of student supervision; and
- Contributes to effective public relations as students return to campus and contribute positively to a company's recruiting effort and image.
contact information for Co-op career counselors
College of Arts and Letters
and
College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Debra Marcus
E-mail: marcusd@csus.edu
Phone: 278-6827
College of Education
Esther Yeung
E-mail: yeunge@csus.edu
Phone: 278-4965
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Julie Collier
E-mail: collierj@csus.edu
Phone: 278-6235
Satellite Office: Riverside 2004, phone:278-7220
College of Health and Human Services
Analia Mendez
E-mail: mendeza@csus.edu
Phone:278-6231
Satellite Office: Solano 5010, phone: 278-4652
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Anna Domek
E-mail: adomek@csus.edu
Phone: 278-6235
Satellite Office: Sequoia 334A, phone 278-5135
Cooperative Education for business majors
is directly administered through the College of Business Administration
College of Business Administration
For information contact Bonnie Burnell
e-mail:burnellb@csus.edu
Phone: 278-5875