Co-operative Education

Co-op programs integrate academic study with work experience in appropriate fields of business, industry, government, social services and the professions.

Since 1973, the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) has been a resource for educators, students and employers interested in the co-operative education process.  CAFCE is a member-driven association with over 400 members from colleges, universities, government and business actively advocating and promoting post-secondary co-operative education.

The designation certifies programs as meeting the association's criteria, including:

• Approval by the University of each work placement;
• Productive full-time paid work for participants; and
• Monitoring their job performance by educators and employers.

The association provides a national forum for co-op professionals to advance Canada's post-secondary co-operative education.

CAFCE Accredited Programs are:

• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) Co-op
• Bachelor of Science (Honours Computer Information Systems) Co-op
• Bachelor of (Honours Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization) Co-op
• Bachelor of Science (Honours Physics and High Technology) Co-op
• Bachelor of Commerce Honours Business Administration Co-operative Education
• Bachelor of Commerce Honours Business Administration and Computer Science Co-operative Education
• Bachelor of Human Kinetics (Honours Kinesiology) Movement Science Major Co-operative Education
• Bachelor of Human Kinetics (Honours Kinesiology) Leisure and Sport Management Co-operative Education

Learn more about the accreditation process on the website of the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education.

Other Programs are:

• Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical)
• Master of Science Degree in Computer Science with Co-operative Education