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Apply for Co-op- Faculty of Science at York University

Please review the terms, fees, and academic requirements of the Co-op Program before you submit your application.

Terms:

  1. Completion of SC/COOP 2000 2.00 – Introductory Professional Communications before going on your first work term, usually in Fall of your 2nd year. (Biology, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Environmental Science, Physics and Astronomy, Biomedical Physics (Biophysics), Mathematics for Education).

    Completion of WRIT 2202 3.00 – Effective Communication for Data Science before going on your first work term, usually in Fall of your 2nd year (Data Science).
  2. Completion of the mandatory Resume/Cover Letter workshop.
  3. Successful completion of a minimum of 8 months to a maximum of 20 months between 1-2 periods of full-time work.
  4. Maintenance of academic standing requirements.
  5. Completion of required enrollment forms and performance reviews.
  6. Students understand that they will not be “placed” with an employer. Applying to co-op jobs is a highly competitive process. The student is expected to conduct their own job search while utilizing all the resources that are available to them

Participation in the Co-op Program will be indicated on the transcript via the SC/COOP 2000 2.00 academic course or WRIT 2202 3.00 academic course (Data Science only) and by the SC/COOP 2001 0.00, SC/COOP 3001 0.00 and SC/COOP 3002 0.00 SC/COOP 3003 0.00 and SC/COOP 3004 0.00 work term courses. The academic courses will receive a letter grade, the work term courses receive a Pass/Fail grade.

Fees:

  1. The academic course (SC/COOP 2000 2.00) or WRIT 2202 3.00 (Data Science only) carries the normal per credit fee
  2. Program Enrollment Fee – $200 (This fee is to cover the costs of providing customized job search and career support services for co-op students, access to the co-op job posting board and the overall administration of the program)
  3. Work term courses (per course, i.e. for each 4 month work term) – $475

Academic Requirements:

For the Co-op Program, student eligibility will be decided on a case-by-case basis. The key criteria are that students must be able to contribute in a professional workplace setting and should therefore have:

  1. Completed a minimum of 48 credits before their work term (Data Science); completed a minimum of 27 credits before their work term (Biology, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Environmental Science, Physics and Astronomy, Biomedical Physics (Biophysics)), Mathematics for Education.
  2. Maintain an overall cumulative GPA at 5.0 and a Major GPA of 5.0 (Biology, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Environmental Science, Physics and Astronomy, Biomedical Physics (Biophysics), Mathematics for Education); maintain an overall cumulative GPA at 5.0 and a Major GPA of 6.0 (Data Science).
  3. For Data Science, students must be enrolled in MATH 2130 3.00 and MATH 2131 3.00 at time of the application.
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