Co-operative Education (Co-op) Program

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The Electrical Engineering Department actively participates in co-operative education in which students alternate semesters of standard academic study with semesters of meaningful industrial experience. Typically, students will begin the co-op program some time after taking their first EE course and will spend one Fall semester, one Spring semester, and one Summer (not all back-to-back) working for an EE-related company. This will usually extend graduation by about 1 year, but the benefits are worth it.

Benefits of the co-op program are:

great job experience
substantial salary while on co-op (typically $14-$17 per hour)
up to 6 credits which count towards graduation in the BSEE program
good source for permanent job placement

EE Students who are not yet part of the co-op program should visit the Engineering Career Resources & Employer Relations Office in 205 Hammond Building or see the Engineering Career Resources Web page for general introductory information. The EE co-op coordinator is

Mr. Mark Wharton
209J E E West
(814) 865-2091
MarkWharton@psu.edu

The EE co-op secretary is
Ms. Janet Woomer
121 EE East
(814) 865-7667
jlwece@engr.psu.edu

Last Updated: Oct 21, 2009

By: David Salvia