CSU Co-op

• A full-time 6 month PAID work experience related to your major alternating with academic semesters.
• Will involve the need to leave campus to pursue this experience.
• You will continue to be an enrolled student.
• Work with your co-op advisor to establish learning goals and objectives to receive credit for this experience.

• To make money - all co-op positions are paid.
• Establish a professional network.
• Apply what you learn in the classroom.
• Gain real-world work experience.
• Open the door to your career.
• Receive academic recognition for your work through Credit and Transcript notation.

• Students in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.5 or above
• Students who are 2nd semester sophomores or above with 30 completed credits.
• Register as an interactive user on Colorado State CareerRAM
• Complete all paperwork required to begin the co-op experience
• Students in the following majors:
     Computer Science
     Mathematics
     Physics

• Apply fall semester of your sophomore year to begin a co-op in January. Applications for January co-op must be submitted by the end of September.
• Apply spring semester of your sophomore year to begin a Co-op in July. Applications for the July co-op must be submitted by the end of February.

• Top companies in Colorado.
• From Fortune 500's to entrepreneurial opportunities.
• Companies participating include:

Sun Microsystems	Raytheon	Parsons Corp
Avaya	Lockheed Martin	Merrick & Co
CH2MHill	Northrup Gumman	Starsys Research

• Log onto www.career.colostate.edu and register with CareerRAM.
• Meet with Judy Brobst at (491-1190) or Judy.Brobst@colostate.edu.
• Create a resume and submit to employers for consideration.
• Attend REQUIRED workshops prior to going on your co-op assignment.
• Register for co-op course through Continuing Education.
• Notify your co-op academic advisor when you accept a position.