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Co-op applications from Haskayne BComm students are accepted twice a year on May 1st and December 1st. Transfer students can apply to the Haskayne BComm Co-op Program upon application to the Haskayne School of Business or by May 1st.
To apply to the Co-op Program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- A minimum GPA of 2.50
- Complete an application form
- Compose an application letter
- Submit a current resume
- Attend a group interview
The Haskayne School of Business has a quota on the number of students accepted into their Co-operative Education program. Admission will be competitive, based on the student's skills, attitudes and academic record. Students selected for the Co-op Program will be required to attend a Co-op orientation.
What is the cost of the Co-op Program?
Students admitted to the Haskayne Co-op Program are required to pay a $50 admission fee to confirm their position in the program. Course fees are assessed for each Co-operative Education course at the time the work term/course is registered.
The cost of a four month work term/course is available in the fees schedule in the University of Calgary Calendar.
Coop Policies and Regulations
- Students must start their first work term before they have completed over 30 half courses towards their BCOMM degree
- A student must complete one work term outside of the spring/summer semester
- A student can do back to back work terms (8 months in length) but cannot do all 3 work terms consecutively
- A student should have completed 18 courses towards their degree before going out on their first work term
- Students are allowed to take one evening or Saturday course during a work term
- Students must complete an academic term after their last work term. You may not end your Co-op Program on a work term
- Students are required to submit a work term report at the end of each four month work term
- Co-op students must maintain full-time status
Terms and Conditions for Haskayne Co-op Students (Click to expand)
Academic Requirements - I understand and agree that:
- I will abide by all Regulations and Requirements as outlined in the Academic Calendar and the Co-op Education Handbook
- I will at all times be registered in either a full-time academic term or work-term
- A leave of absence from the Co-op Program, including vacations and exchanges will be arranged in advance with the Academic Co-op Program Coordinator
- The maximum length of any work term is eight-months and then I will return to school for at least one full-time academic semester before going out on another work-term
- I will complete my first work-term or be actively searching for a work-term within one year of acceptance in the Co-op Program
- I will complete my first work-term before I have completed more than 30 courses towards my degree
- My rotation of work terms will end on an academic term
Job Applications, Interviews and Job Offers for Co-op Work Terms - I understand and agree that:
- I am required to attend all Co-op workshops and seminars; if I am unable to attend a session I will communicate with my Career Consultant in advance
- I must actively participate in the job search process, by applying to jobs and searching on my own
- Upon acceptance of a job offer I will register my work term in the jobs database and advise my Career Consultant in the Haskayne Career Centre
- I will respond to any email or phone call from the Career Centre in a timely manner, as I would treat any professional correspondence
- Before refusing a job offer I will confer with my Career Consultant
- If I apply to a position and am selected for an interview, I am required to go to the interview, unless I have already accepted another Co-op position
- I will treat the acceptance of a job as a contract with the employer and will not renege
- Work-term positions cannot be guaranteed
Work Term - I understand and agree that:
- I am an ambassador of the Cooperative Education Program, of the Haskayne School of Business, and for my fellow students both current and future. I will conduct myself professionally at all times and in accordance with these terms and conditions
- During my work terms, I shall give priority to my employment responsibilities and perform duties reasonably requested of me as long as they are legal and safe
- I must notify my employer in advance should I be late or absent
- I will submit all required assignments, such as the Learning Objectives and work term reports by the specified deadlines
- I understand that resigning from a Co-op work term without permission from the Co-operative Education Program office will result in a failing grade for the work term and dismissal from the Haskayne School of Business Co-operative Education Program
Violation of any of the aforementioned points will be dealt with as follows:
- First offence: a warning letter from the Haskayne Career Centre
- Second offence: a meeting with your Career Consultant, followed by a second warning letter
- Third offence: expulsion from the Co-operative Education Program
I have read the above terms and conditions of enrollment in the Co-operative Education Program and I agree to abide by them during my participation in the Program. I understand that failure to follow these terms and conditions may result in my expulsion from the program.