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Programs of Study
34.2
Internship and Cooperative Education Programs
34.2 Internship and Cooperative Education Programs
Students in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences have the opportunity to complete a paid work experience component as part of their program. Two options, detailed in §§34.2.1 and 34.2.2 are available.
34.2.1 Internship Program
The Internship Program (IP) is coordinated by CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre under the supervision of the Faculty of ALES and is open to students registered in one of the Faculty programs.
The IP provides experiential learning to augment academic study with a four-, eight-, 12- or 16-month period of paid, discipline-related work experience with a cooperating employer. Students need to have completed 36 credits, including a minimum of 12 ALES credits. Upon completing the work experience period students return for at least one academic term. To accommodate the work experience period, students normally require between four and five years to complete the full degree requirements.
Students can apply for acceptance into the IP in their second year of study if they are in good academic standing, are legally permitted to work in Canada, and are registered in one of the academic programs offered by the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. International students must have a working visa when applying to the program. Application forms, admission process and requirements are available on the CAPS website at www.caps.ualberta.ca/en/Programs-and-services/ALES-Internship-Program.aspx. Applicants must meet a spoken English requirement (see §13.3.2).
Students are encouraged to apply to the program as early as possible. Students registered in the IP receive assistance in finding suitable work placements. Students can approach employers to hire them as interns as well as compete on posted internship placements. Students can start internship terms in January, May or September. The ultimate responsibility for securing work rests with the student and there is no guarantee that all qualified students will be placed.
While engaged in work experience, IP students are enrolled in WKEXP courses, and are considered full-time students at the University of Alberta. To successfully complete the IP, students must complete a minimum of four months of the following WKEXP courses: WKEXP 981, 982, 983. All WKEXP courses are 
0 and are graded on a credit/no credit basis. Grades are determined by the student's job performance, as evaluated by the employer, and by the student's final report, as evaluated by CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Further information about the IP can be obtained by contacting the Employer Relations Advisor at CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre.
Students should be aware that under Alberta's Protection for Persons in Care Act, they may be required to satisfy a criminal records check before being allowed to serve a period of internship work. See §23.8.3 for further details.
34.2.2 Cooperative Education Program
General Information: The Cooperative Education Program is coordinated by the Faculty of Business and is open to students registered in Agricultural/Food Business Management or Forest Business Management programs. Details are described in §64.5 BCom (Cooperative Education Program).
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Course Sequence: The required courses for Cooperative Education students are the same as provided in the BSc Agricultural/Food Business Management Program or BSc Forest Business Management Program. In addition, Year 3 includes Introduction to Cooperative Education (non-credit seminar) and WKEXP 911. Year 4 (and 5) include WKEXP 912 and WKEXP 913. Note that the final term in the Cooperative Education Program must be a school term. |
