Cooperative Education (COE)

This course supports an exploratory work-based learning experience designed to help students investigate potential career paths, industries, and professional roles. Through supervised projects, experiential learning activities, and guided reflection, students engage in applied learning that complements academic coursework while building early career awareness, confidence, and transferable skills. Experiences may be virtual, on-campus, or external and are completed concurrently with course enrollment. Required hours vary based on credit hours registered.

An advanced work-based learning course designed to provide students with applied professional experience through industry projects, collaboration with real organizations, and expert guidance. Students engage in structured, project-based work that simulates professional internship environments while developing in-demand technical and professional skills. The course integrates industry case studies, emerging technologies, and guided reflection to support career exploration, portfolio development, and preparation for entry into the workforce.

This course provides a supervised professional internship experience related to a students intended career field or an area of career exploration. Students apply academic knowledge in real-world work environments while developing professional skills, career readiness, and workplace competencies. Internship hours are completed concurrently with course enrollment and vary based on credit hours registered.

This course offers an advanced, supervised internship experience involving substantial professional engagement related to a students intended career field. Students integrate academic learning with extended, applied work experience (often full- or close-to-full time) while developing advanced professional skills and preparing for post-graduation employment. Internship hours are completed concurrently with course enrollment and vary based on credit hours registered.