Once you have accepted a co-op job offer
Register with the Registrar's Office for co-op. You must register for co-op as a course. You will find the course number in the schedule of courses. By registering for co-op as a course, you will maintain your full-time student status and thus your eligibility for financial aid, student housing, etc. Also co-op will appear on your transcript for the quarter - an important asset! (Note: COB students register through their department).

Notify the Office of Co-op and Career Services. You will need to complete the form electronically through the main student page of our site. Click on the Report Your Job link and provide the information requested.

If you are an international student, you must file form I-538 to INS and get work authorization stamped on your I-20 by a foreign student advisor in the Center for Student Transition and Support. Omission is considered to be one of the most serious violations of INS rules and regulations.

Registering for the next quarter while out on a co-op assignment
While out on co-op you will receive registration information from your department to telephone register or register online for the next quarter. If your next quarter is part of a double block co-op, you must register for the second co-op as well.

Employer evaluation of co-op performance
The Office of Co-op and Career Services electronically sends an evaluation form to your employer near the end of each co-op quarter (a copy appears in your co-op handbook. The employer is asked to review the completed evaluation with you prior to your return to school. Ask them to print you out a copy. Some employers have their own evaluation documents which they use in addition to, or in place of, the RIT form. The evaluation is submitted to us and your academic department are then able to access it. It is likely to provide you with invaluable information for your academic/career planning purposes.