Co-operative education (co-op)
The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals.
Students in the Fire Prevention and Technology Advanced Diploma program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their second academic semester. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students enrolled in the co-op option are required to complete a four-month, paid work term between the fourth and fifth semesters of their program.
Supports are available through Experiential Learning to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, Experiential Learning is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions. Upon completing the work term, co-op students return to campus to complete their final two academic semesters of the program before graduating.
Program sequence
SEPTEMBER INTAKE:
|
Fall
(September to December) |
Winter
(January to April) |
Summer
(May to August) |
| Year 1 |
Academic semester 1 |
Academic semester 2 |
Summer break |
| Year 2 |
Academic semester 3 |
Academic semester 4 |
Co-op work term 1 |
| Year 3 |
Academic semester 5 |
Academic semester 6 |
|
Courses
CO-OP OPTION
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Co-op Work Term
Semester 5
Semester 6
Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.
Co-op administrative fee
Once transferred to the co-op option of this program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts during the academic semester(s) prior to scheduled work term(s). The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to support student success.
Learn more
Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op student.
Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op employer.
E: co-op@websiteredesign.durhamcollege.ca
The fees below are estimates only based on information available at the time of publication, and do not include the cost of textbooks. There may be additional costs; however, not all courses require textbooks.
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