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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

ME 491 Engineering Cooperative Work Experience (Co-op I)

Fall/Spring/Summer

Co-op is a graduation requirement for all Engineering students. The student spends a total of two semester terms plus interim periods employed in an industrial organization or enterprise performing engineering-related work. Beginning with the summer term after the student’s sophomore year, he or she alternates work semesters with academic semesters until the fall semester of the senior year. Co-op employment is coordinated and monitored by the participating faculty member and the industrial mentor. Co-op reports are approved and signed by all three parties. Permission of the instructor is required to withdraw once a student is registered. Grading will be Pass/Fail.  Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA 2.5, EGR 264 , EGR 290 , and ME 320  

2 credit hours