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Co-op Duration per major (minimum duration to fulfill the requirement):

• Engineering: 2 x 10 weeks + 2 x 14 weeks (total of 48 weeks)

• Business: 12 weeks

• Computing: 2 x 12 weeks (total of 24 weeks)

Co-Op Reporting Process

Steps:

The student enters their potential co-op on the Co-op reporting form AND sends the contract and job description to coopdubai@rit.edu according to the Subject Lines instructed.

Subject Lines for emailing your JD and contract/letter to coopdubai@rit.edu

Co-Op Term_ME_Student Full Name_CompanyName_Faculty advisor Last Name

Co-Op Term _EE_ Student Full Name_CompanyName_Faculty advisor Last name

Co-Op Term _BUS_ Student Full Name_CompanyName_Faculty advisor Last name

Co-Op Term _ IT_Student Full Name_CompanyName_Faculty advisor Last name

For example, Mechanical Engineering student Ahmed Mohamed doing co-op during Fall 2017 (2171 term) in “XYZ Engineers” company with faculty advisor Dr. Wael AbdelSamad will have subject line:

2171_ME_Ahmed Mohamed_XYZ Engineers_AbdelSamad

What’s new in Co-Op Reporting?

You only have 1 point of contact: the Co-Op office. We will send your final approval for the total co-op (contract and job description) to faculty advisors. You should not email your faculty advisor for job description approval. Faculty have been asked to ignore such requests.

Co-Op Evaluation Process-Students

Up to 2 weeks before the end of the co-op, remind your employer/work supervisor to complete your evaluation form. *Evaluation link will be sent to you and your supervisor via automated email* Make sure that both yours and your employer’s evaluations are filled p.
Upon completion of the co-op, pass by the Co-Op Office to discuss your experience
Visit your faculty advisor and discuss the co-op experience and evaluation you received

Co-op Prerequisites per Major

Mechanical Engineering

Students must be in good academic standing. (CGPA >2.0)

Course pre-requisites:

• MECE 110-Thermodynamics I

• MECE 203, MECE 204- Strength of Materials I and Lab

• EGEN 99: Co-Op prep course

• MECE 211: Engineering Measurements Lab (from 2171 onwards)

• Total duration: minimum of 48 weeks

Minimum duration of a single co-op placement: 10 weeks

Only full-time co-op placements are permitted

Electrical Engineering

Students must be in good academic standing (CGPA >2.0)

Course pre-requisites:

The students must successfully finish the following courses before starting the first co-op:

• EEEE 105: EE Practicum

• EEEE 120: Digital Systems I

• EEEE 220: Digital Systems II

• EEEE 281: Circuits I

• EEEE 282: Circuits II

• EEEE 260: Semiconductor Devices (Desired but not required)

• EGEN 99: Co-Op prep course

Computing & Information Technologies

Students must be in good academic standing (CGPA >2.0)

Minimum of 49 unit hours towards your baccalaureate degree.
Minimum of 26 unit hours of Networking and System Administration core courses.

Course pre-requisites:

• ISTE 230: Intro to Database and Data Modelling

• ISTE 240:Web and Mobile II

• NSSA 241: Intro to Routing & Switching

• NSSA 221: System Admin I

• ISTE 99: Co-Op Preparation Course

Computing Security (InfoSec)

Students must be in good academic standing (CGPA >2.0)

Minimum of 49 unit hours towards your baccalaureate degree.
Minimum of 26 unit hours of Computing Security core courses.

Course pre-requisites:

• CSEC 99: Co-Op prep course

Business

Students must be in good academic standing. (CGPA >2.0)

The first co-op can start as early as the end of Year 2.

Course prerequisite: MGMT 035: Co-Op prep course