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Co-Operative Education (Co-op) Program

 

Co-op is an educational program in which students alternate periods of academic study in the classroom with periods of full-time co-op employment in positions related to their academic and/or career interests. Work experience in areas such as government, business, industry, and human services enhances the students’ academic training. This professional and educational experience is documented on the student’s official college transcript and is viewed as a valuable asset by potential employers. This combination provides an integrated learning experience that enhances both the academic experience and career development. There are many benefits to being a co-op student; the most important being the hands-on, related experience you gain during your co-op term. The experience you gain may help you secure a full-time job after graduation and help you develop contacts in your profession. Co-op is also a great opportunity to explore your career options; each co-op position will help to confirm you have chosen the right profession or give you the opportunity to explore different options.

 

 

Co-op vs. Internship program

The “study abroad” is an organized set of activities aiming at establishing and sustaining academic and social connections between AUM and universities in other parts of the world especially the US, Europe and the Arab region These activities aim at experiential rather than skill-oriented education The world is viewed as a textbook that you read when you live it rather than read on it It is like real-time TV Study abroad in this sense is a kind of “engaged tourism;” an opportunity to be exposed to other sites that are different from you homeland and original university This exposure is supposed to provide students’ minds and bodies with new perspectives, ideas and practical skills Most central is that they ought to present them with new aspirations and different challenges.
“The study abroad program is a program that makes it possible for students to study one or two semesters in one or more universities in the United States of America and other countries.”

 

 

Who can attend in Co-op program?

Co-op is open to all 3rd and 4th - year students in 4-years specializations, and 4th and 5th-year students in 5-years specializations, depending on the announced openings at the beginning of the semester.

 

 

Fees

During co-op employment, students will pay all fees except the credit hours fees in order to maintain their status as regular students and to be able to benefit from all services at school. However, Co-Op Students are paid partial salary by their employers during Co-Op program.

 

 

Follow-up

A faculty member from each faculty will be assigned to follow up on the issues related to students working through the co-op program. Among these issues will be all paperwork and correspondence with employers at the beginning and end of the work term, frequent visits to work venues, documentation…etc. At the end of the work term, the employers will be requested to fill out an evaluation form for the students, and the students will be requested to fill out a feedback questionnaire.

 

 

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