XV. General Information

Student Services

Co-operative Education & Career Services

Co-operative Education & Career Services (CECS) supports, trains and leads students and alumni as they make career and further education planning decisions. Successful students connect with CECS early in their academic career and take full advantage of the career planning and job search services offered. CECS will help students to discern “what to do with their degree”. As well, the CECS job posting service, Recruit Guelph, provides online job postings including full-time, part-time, contract, seasonal, summer and internships. Job & Career Fairs and employer networking events also provide exposure to the working world. Please refer to www.recruitguelph.ca for more information.

Co-operative Education (Co-op), delivered in concert with employer partners, constitutes part of the student’s formal education and is available in over 35 majors for students. A form of work integrated learning, Co-op is a model of education that integrates a student’s academic learning with periods of paid workplace learning in fields relevant to the student’s academic and personal/professional goals. The academic and work schedules will vary with degree program and major. The first co-op work term is scheduled after the third or fourth academic semester, providing an academic foundation on which to build the work experience.

The University of Guelph Co-operative Education program is accredited by the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE), therefore standardized guidelines regarding co-op work terms will be followed at all times.

Course requirements and academic/work sequences for specific majors are listed under the appropriate degree program in Section X--Degree Programs Section X--Degree Programs.