Co-op Information for ECE Students
CO-OP INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING STUDENTS
In order to be eligible to apply for a co-op, students:
- Must have and maintain overall GPA of at least 2.50
- Must have completed the freshman curriculum and have academic standing of sophomore or higher
- Must have completed at least 13 credits at UNC Charlotte
- Will preferably have completed ECGR 2112
In order to undertake a co-op, students:
- Must register on the Hire-A-Niner site prior to the first and each subsequent rotation at the co-op: https://hireaniner.charlotte.edu/
- Must complete the co-op form and have it approved by the departmental co-op adviser.
- The form is available at this link: https://careerdocs.charlotte.edu/pdfs/experientialeducation/coop_approval.pdf
- A complete schedule needs to be designated for all courses through graduation including the designation of which semesters will be co-op work semesters. The courses must follow all pre- and co-requisite conditions.
- A co-op rotation cannot interrupt the senior design sequence. If senior design 1 is started in the spring, a co-op rotation may be scheduled for the summer, and senior design 2 is finished in the fall semester. If senior design 1 is started in the fall, a co-op rotation cannot be done in the spring semester.
- The semesters that follow each co-op rotation must include ECGR 3695, which is a one-credit seminar course.
- Back-to-back co-op rotations cannot be scheduled for consecutive fall and spring semesters. Co-op rotations may be scheduled in back-to-back spring and summer semesters if ECGR 3695 is completed in the summer at the same time as the second rotation. Co-op rotations may be scheduled for consecutive spring and fall semesters if students take courses during the summer between them.
- The form can be sent electronically to nbousaba@charlotte.edu for Mrs BouSaba to review, approve, and return electronically, at which point it can be uploaded to the Hire-A-Niner site.
In order to receive recognition of completion of a co-op program, students must complete three instances of ECGR 3695. Please register for ECGR 3695 following each co-op rotation for which you are enrolled in ENGR 3500 (Engr Co-Op or 49ership Exp).
Students may also opt to undertake only one or two co-op rotations and thus, not complete a full co-op program. For this option, the time spent on the co-op rotations will count towards eligibility for PE licensure, but students are not required to complete ECGR 3695.
Students who are registered for ECGR 3695 are required to:
- Prepare a presentation and a report on the engineering work that they did during the previous co-op rotation. This presentation and the report may be the same as an end-of-co-op presentation/report that they gave to their employers.
- Should receive a Signed supervisory review form approving both presentation and report and allowing the student to share them with others.
- Email Mrs.Nabila BouSaba (nbousaba@charlotte.edu) the ECGR 3695 course documentations (presentation, report and the supervisory approved form) during the semester in order to schedule a 30-minute appointment with her to present in front of her and other students the work completed. The meeting should occur prior to the last day of classes.
- Receive approval from Mrs.Nabila BouSaba for the co-op work completed as well as approval to continue.
For additional information related to the Co-op programs at UNC Charlotte, please visit Career Center and/or this link: http://career.charlotte.edu/coop
HOW TO ENROLL IN A CO-OP PROGRAM