Course Descriptions: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

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670 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE

Units (Grade Option) 1-4; Class Hours: 1-3 lecture hours/semester (75 to 300 paid job hours/semester, 60-240 volunteer job hours/semester.); Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None; Corequisite(s): Spring and Fall Semesters: Enrollment in 7 units, including Cooperative Education/Work Experience and a job or volunteer work site. Summer Session: Enrollment in 0.5 unit, plus Cooperative Education/Work Experience and a job or volunteer work site. Description: College credit may be earned by students who are employed or on volunteer assignments. The job/volunteer assignment must be related to the student’s major or occupational goals. Students learn to set measurable objectives for improving their skills and job performance. May be repeated for credit up to 16 units. Course orientations are held the first three weeks of the semester and attendance at one is obligatory. Transfer: CSU.

672 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: INTERNSHIP

Units (Grade Option) 1-3; Class Hours: 1-3 lecture hours/semester (60 to 180 volunteer on the job hours/semester); Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None; Corequisite(s): Enrollment in 7 units, including Cooperative Education and a minimum of 12 completed units in the occupational discipline. Description: Students may enroll in a volunteer, cooperative internship to apply skills learned from classroom instruction at a supervised work site. The internship must be supervised by a job supervisor and an instructor from the chosen occupational discipline. May be repeated for credit up to 6 units. Transfer: CSU.

Updated: 6/15/10