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How Does Co-op Work?

The five year architecture cooperative education program at Northeastern University alternates academic semesters with semesters of work experience in the student's major field of study. The Architecture baccalaureate program is planned to include two mandatory six-month cooperative education experiences. This provides students with 12 months of work experience prior to graduation (and because some of this work experience occurs AFTER students have earned 96 semester hours of credit, the experience counts toward their professional Intern Development Program, or IDP, requirements).

Students will be assigned their divisions--either A or B-- by freshmen year which will dictate when they will be scheduled for co-op assignments. Division A students will follow the July-December placement period, while Division B students will follow the January-June placement period.

Upcoming placement dates:
Spring/Summer 2008: January 2 to June 27, 2008
Summer/Fall 2008: June 30 to January 2, 2009

How Does Co-op Benefit Us?

For you the employer, the program offers a continual gateway to enthusiastic employees with developing skills and talents, as well as potential relationships with future colleagues. This partnership offers you:

• A simple, cost-effective way to meet human resource needs: no fringe benefits, no recruitment costs - Co-op students are paid as temporary hourly employees;
• Six-month Co-op periods, with ample time for students to be productive and valuable employees (scheduling back-to-back co-op periods results in full-time coverage for on-going work)
• The enthusiasm, fresh perspective, and energy of talented young people eager to learn.

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