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CENTER FOR CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Most students enter the program as sophomores or juniors. All
students must have declared their majors. Students must have a
minimum Clemson University GPA of 2.5 and be enrolled in a full-
time (minimum 12 credit hours) course load.
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Transfer students must have an established Clemson
University GPA before entering the program.
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Mechanical engineering students must successfully
complete ME 2010-Statics & Dynamics, before beginning
the placement process.
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Chemical Engineering students must be in the second
semester of their sophomore year before entering.
Completion of the Co-op program is a curricular requirement
for some majors such as Packaging Science. Packaging Science
students normally complete the program in two back-to-back
rotations during one six-month period.
THE CO-OP COURSES
Students enrolled in the program register for the appropriate
Co-op course (COOP 1010, 1020, 1030, etc.) for each rotation
and receive a grade of Pass or No Pass. Students receive
academic recognition on their transcript, although no credit
hours are awarded.
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Students pay a program participation fee each semester
or summer session that they are on a Co-op rotation.
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In responding to questions about student status related to
health insurance, scholarships, loans, etc., the University
classifies a student on a Co-op rotation as a full-time
continuing student.
For more information, please visit:
career.clemson.edu/cooperative_education
Additional Information about the Co-op Program
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Co-op students maintain full-time student status during each
rotation.
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State scholarships may be deferred while on rotations so that
students maintain their funding through graduation.
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The Co-op Program can be integrated into a college plan that
includes other academic or social programs offered by the
University, such as Study Abroad.
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A minimum Clemson University GPA of 2.5 is required to enter
the program, however some companies require a higher GPA.