T.J. Smull College of Engineering
Biggs Engineering Building
525 South Main St.
Ada, OH 45810
Phone: 419-772-2371
Email: engineering@onu.edu
Ohio Northern University Cooperative Education Program
Typical Co-op Schedule
First year
- Fall, School
- Spring, School
- Summer, Vacation
Second year
- Fall, School
- Spring, School
- Summer, Co-op
Third year
- Fall, School
- Spring, Co-op
- Summer, Co-op
Fourth year
- Fall, Co-op
- Spring, School
- Summer, Co-op
Fifth year
- Fall, School
- Spring, School
Cooperative education is a plan of educational development designed to integrate classroom studies with planned and supervised paid work experiences. Engineering co-op students normally are employed in semi-professional capacities in research, development, manufacturing, and engineering departments of industrial companies, consulting firms, and in federal and state agencies. The employment sessions begin in the summer following the sophomore year and continue throughout the third and fourth years until the student has completed his/her junior academic year. A typical schedule is shown to the right. This five-year program is optional and available for all disciplines in the college of engineering.
The co-op program includes the opportunity for students to work abroad. In the past, students have completed co-op assignments in Chile, Germany, Japan and Singapore.
A wide variety of employers participate in the ONU co-op program from across the country. A sample listing of companies is shown in the document below.
For more information regarding the Cooperative Education Program at ONU, please contact the Director of Corporate & Alumni Relations, Prof. Laurie Laird, at l-laird@onu.edu or 419-772-2421.
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