Cooperative Education Program in Computer Science

The Co-operative Education Program offers students the opportunity to combine their classroom experiences with related work experiences. Students who apply and are accepted into the Co-operative Education Program must successfully complete at least three paid work experiences interspersed throughout the four-year Honours program. The experience gained while participating in these structure and supervised work placements is viewed as an intergral component of the student's educational program.

The Co-operative Education Program is available for the following degrees

• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) Co-op
• Bachelor of Science (Honours of Computer Information Systems) Co-op
• Bachelor of Science (Honours Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization) Co-op
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours with Multi-Media, Artificial Intelligence or Network & Security Specialization) Co-op
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours Applied Computing)

Academic Requirements

Computer Science Co-op students must maintain full-time academic status and satisfy the following:

• must maintain a minimum cumulative average of 5.0, and
• must obtain a minimum major average of 6.5, and
• must not have more than one outstanding F on their transcript.

Sequence of Work and Study Terms

• Must complete 3 work terms
• Year 4 Fall work term is mandatory

Additional Links

• Co-op Requirements for Computer Science

• Co-op Application Form

If you have any questions regarding a co-op program or admission to co-op , please contact one of the Program Coordinators below:

Email: coopsci@uwindsor.ca or coopkin@uwindsor.ca (email your questions or request an appointment)

Drop-in hours (no appointment needed):
Monday: 9:00am - 12:00pm