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Cooperative
Education Program
Cooperative education
provides students with professional preparation that complements
classroom training by integrating theory with practice. In the
process, employers gain creative, eager to learn para-professional
employees and academic disciplines acquire new curriculum ideas from the
world of work through co-op students and their faculty co-op advisors.
In July 2008, the
Cooperative Education Program at MTSU merged from a stand alone office
to a program within the Career
Development Center:
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Career Exploration
Program
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Cooperative Education
Program
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University Internship
Program
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Student Employment
Program
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Campus Recruiting
Program
The transition was triggered by the State’s declining fiscal situation
and consequential budget reduction to higher education. The Center’s
existing Career Coordinators for each of the University’s five academic
colleges work with students and employers on the co-op recruitment
process. Faculty Co-op Advisors from each academic department are
assigned to supervise the students’ learning outcomes and grade
assignments.
Program Objectives for
the 2008-2009 Transition Period:
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The Co-op Program will
operate for the 08-09 academic year under a “maintenance” approach
to sustain it at a minimal level of operation with quality outcomes.
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Priority will be placed
on students already accepted into the Program and hired by co-op
employers (i.e. students already working in co-op positions).
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The recruiting of
students, posting of positions, tracking of hires, and other
logistical and administrative processes will be coordinated by the
Career Development Center.
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The supervision of
learning outcomes and assigning of grades will be coordinated by the
Co-op Faculty Advisers out of the Colleges as assigned by Department
Chairpersons.
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Students’ primary
contact in the Co-op Program will be the Career Coordinator for
their respective college.
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The Career Development
Center will track all co-op assignments online through Lightning
JobSource.
Co-op Process for Fall 2008 (PDF)
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