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CO-OP (10 credit hours):
A career-related professional program that is available to PSU students. Co-Op students
experience paid full-time work with an employer in a real work environment. They work 28
weeks and receive 10 hours of credits. The employer could be a business firm, a government
agency, or any other organization that is approved by the respective department within the
local, national, or international community.

Participants must have obtained a GPA of at least 2.00 GPA (out of 4.00), completed at least all
requirements except the Co-Op credit hours, and received department approvals before
starting the program.

Special coordinators are assigned to manage communications between the participants, the
faculty Co-Op advisors, and the workplace supervisors. Students meet with their respective
faculty advisors several times to prepare resumes, select workplaces options, sit for interviews
and make arrangements to begin their Co-Ops. Once students have been matched with their
approved jobs, the respective community link coordinators, faculty Co-Op
advisors, and the workplace supervisors work together with the assigned students to detail the
career learning objectives. At the end of the Co-Op, students are required to submit reports
restating their learning objectives and how the job experiences have fulfilled these objectives.

During the Co-Ops, faculty advisors or community link coordinators, if distance permits, make
on-site visits to the students and their workplace supervisors.
(--- 492) is the course number the students are enrolled in order to receive the academic credit
for the Co-Op. The course carries a 10-credit hours load and follows the normal grading system.
Grades are based on the students' reports and presentations along with the evaluations from
their workplace supervisors.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (3 or 6 credit hours):
The Internship Program offers PSU undergraduate students of PSU introductions to career
options in professional work experiences. These experiences can be on part-time or full-time
bases.

Under this program, participants work around 100 hours for each credit hour with a maximum
of 6 credit hours. Normally, 3 credit hours are registered for part-time interns who work around
20 hours a week in one semester while also taking other classes.
To be eligible for internships, students must satisfy all their academic requirements, have
completed at least 90 credit hours, and the curriculum requirements specified by their
respective departments.
Community link coordinators are assigned to manage communications between the
participants, faculty internship advisors and the workplace supervisors. Students meet with
their respective faculty advisors several times to prepare resumes, select workplaces options,
sit for interviews and make arrangements to begin the their Internships. Once students have
been matched with their approved jobs, the respective community link coordinators, faculty
Co-Op advisors, and the workplace supervisors work together with the assigned students to
detail the career learning objectives. At the end of the Internships, students are required to
submit reports restating their learning objectives and how their job experiences have fulfilled
these objectives.
During the Internships, faculty advisors or community link coordinators, if distance permits,
make on-site visits to the students and their workplace supervisors.
(--- 490) is the course number the students are enrolled in order to receive the academic credit
for their Internships. The course carries a 3 credit hours load and follows the normal grading