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The mission of the California State University Sacramento Cooperative Education program, in partnership with faculty and employers, serves two purposes:
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To provide upper division and graduate students with paid, degree-enhancing, professional work experience:
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To foster the career development of lower division students by promoting and encouraging their involvement in experiential learning activities.
This mutually beneficial relationship encourages student growth by providing opportunities that link classroom theory with world-of-work 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, that relate to their academic majors.
How does a Co-op position differ from an internship?
While an internship may be paid or unpaid, a co-op position is always a paid position and students are required to enroll in an academic course for variable credit. Additionally, students must be a junior, senior or graduate student. Co-ops are high-level positions that allow students to directly apply what they have learned in their coursework.
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Gains practical knowledge of career field;
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Enhances traditional classroom learning methods;
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Augments resume and network of professional contact;
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Brings greater meaning to education;
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Increases professional self-confidence;
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Improves academic competence when compared with students not participatiang in Coop;
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Allows pre-test of career options;
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and Earns money while gaining college credit.
- Coop Application
- Coop Facts
- Coop Policies
- Coop Faculty Recommendation
- Coop Contacts
- Coop Statement of Understanding
- Coop Checklist
- Coop Student Evaluation of Site
- Coop Employer Evaluation of Student
- Coop Frequently Asked Questions
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CO-OP CAREER COUNSELORS
College
of Arts and Letters and |
College
of Engineering and Computer Science Julie Collier E-mail: collierj@csus.edu Phone: 278-7636 Career Center Main Office: Lassen 2000 Phone:278-7220 |
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of Education Esther Yeung E-mail:yeunge@csus.edu Career Center Main Office: Lassen 2000 Phone: 278-4965 |
College
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
| College
of Business Administration College of Business Office of Student Affairs e-mail:cbastudentaffairs@csus.edu Phone: 278-5875 |
College
of Health and Human Services |
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