Software Engineering Co-op
Co-op Resources
Finding a Co-op
The Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education should be your first stop when preparing for your co-op jobs. They offer a variety of services, including:
- Career Connect : Lists full-time and co-op opportunities that are pre-approved by the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education
- Co-op Orientation and Information Sessions (required) to get you started
- 1-on-1 advising sessions with faculty coaches
- Resume and interview workshops
- Annual Career Fairs
- Recruiting Events
***Graduate students MUST get approval from graduate program director before submitting co-ops to Career Services.
Contact for more information:
- Hannah Savage, Career Services Coordinator, Software Engineering (BS & MS)
- Jim Bondi, Associate Director, Artificial Intelligence (MS), Data Science (MS)
Graduate Co-op
Before accepting your offer, you need to discuss the opportunity with the graduate program director. Your offer letter must include the following:
- Company Name
- Description of the duties of the position
- Date of employment
- Expected starting and ending pay rate
- The number of hours you are expected to work each week
Once you have discussed your co-op with the graduate program director, you must complete the following steps:
- Register your co-op with Career Connect.
- Once your co-op is registered and approved and through the Career Connect, you will be manually enrolled in SIS. Contact the SE office to be enrolled into SIS at grad@se.rit.edu.
- You may take one course while you are on co-op. If you are already enrolled in courses, please inform our Staff Assistant in which, if any, course you would like to remain enrolled.
- International Students must also visit the International Student Services website and submit a CPT form. You will need:
- A screen shot of your co-op enrollment in SIS.
- A copy of your employment offer letter.
***International students may not take additional courses while on co-op.
The enrollment process from when you enter your co-op information into Career Connect to when you are enrolled in SIS may take one or two weeks. If you are not enrolled after two weeks, email the office.
Co-op is registered on your schedule as a zero credit class. While on co-op, you are considered a full-time student. However, during co-op, students are not eligible to receive financial aid, including private alternative loans. Contact your Financial Aid counselor with any questions.
If you need to be registered for co-op after the add/drop date. The SE Office submits a Late Add/Drop Form to the GCCIS Dean’s Office. They then approve the late add and forward the form to the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar’s Office will then enroll you. This process is much slower and it could take several days to enroll you in SIS. Your signature is also required on this form. If the form is necessary and you are no longer on campus to sign it directly, look for an email requesting your electronic approval.
Register your co-op within one week of accepting a position. If you do not register your co-op promptly, you are putting your health insurance, financial aid and student loans at risk.
Co-op Prerequisites and Requirements:
- Complete two semesters of full-time academic study within the Software Engineering Department, in residence in the United States prior to co-op.
- Complete the co-op orientation.
- All co-op positions must be full-time (at least 35 hours per week) and be paid.
*** Graduate students may not take more than three terms of co-op.
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FAQ
Co-op (Cooperative Education) is an integral part of our program. Professional preparation includes work in a variety of organizations, where you can both apply skills learned in the classroom and acquire new skills from real-world projects. Through co-op you can enhance your technical, communication, interpersonal, and networking skills.