BBA Co-operative Education Option

Sample Co-op Time Pattern

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Fall	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 3	Academic Semester 5	Academic Semester 7	Co-op Work Term 5
Winter	Academic Semester 2	Academic Semester 4	Academic Semester 6	Co-op Work Term 3	Academic Semester 8
Summer		Co-op Work Term 1	Co-op Work Term 2	Co-op Work Term 4	Graduation

Co-op Education integrates academic studies with paid periods of relevant work experience and usually extends the graduation date by a year. Advantages of the Co-op Option are that students get paid job experience in the field of their concentration or major and employers get exposure to potential future employees. Placement in the Co-op Option is competitive, with most Co-op employers located outside the Kamloops region. Students are not guaranteed job placement in any given work term.

Participation in the BBA Co-op Option is voluntary and admission is limited. Students normally apply in the fall semester of their 2^nd year, but can apply in the fall semester of 3^rd year. Students will be chosen by a selection committee based on grades, completion of specific courses in the discipline, previous work/volunteer experience, and a letter of application. Successful students will participate in a course entitled Working to Learn which offers instruction in career development skills.

Applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.67 (B-) to be admitted to and remain in the Co-op Option. Students must have completed 51 credits including ECON 190, ECON 195, BBUS 221, BBUS 237, BBUS 254, and BUEC 232 before beginning Work Term 1. Students must complete three Co-op Work Terms to graduate with the Co-op Distinction, but no more than two Co-op Work Terms may be completed in the summer semester and their degree must end on an academic term.