Registration and Fees - B.Eng and Comp. Sci

 

Co-op is an optional program that allows students to gain engineering work experience prior to graduation. You may join Co-op at any time during your studies, but most students join in Level 1 or 2.  Students are encouraged to complete a minimum of 12 months of Co-op, which is then recognized as part of your degree when you graduate (on your transcript).  There is a mandatory Co-op prep course, Engineer 1EE0, that is part of  the Co-op program.


In order for students to graduate with the Co-op designation on their transcript, they must complete 12 months of work experience (including required documentation) which can be gained all at once or in a series of work terms of varying durations. If students graduate with less than 12 months of Co-op experience, the information will still be listed on their transcript, but they will not get the Co-op designation.

 

 

To register for Co-op, students must:

  1. Log-in to the OSCARplus system and set up a profile. This on-line career site automatically updates your academic information every time you log-in is the portal for all your on-campus career needs.
  2. Sign the ECCS Co-op Registration Agreement (even if you added the Co-op program through your OUAC application). Once this form is processed, the annual fee of $100 will be added to your student account (this yearly fee will be automatically added to your student account at the beginning of each fall term.) You must sign this registration agreement in order to be enrolled in the co-op program.

Once registered, you will need to enroll in the 1EE0 pre-requisite course. This course must be completed sucessfully BEFORE you are able to apply for co-op postitions. You can sign up for a class through OSCARplus - Go to: Events - Engineering. You must also add 1EE0 to your schedule through Solar at some point in the academic year.

PLEASE NOTE: LEVEL 1 Eng Co-op Students must fill out the Registration Agreement - even if you registered for the co-op program through your OUAC application.

International Students must obtain a Co-op Work Permit. Please visit the International Students page on this website for more details.

 

Fees are used to support the ECCS office. All students registered in the Co-op program pay additional fees over and above their tuition. The fees help cover the costs of all the activities in ECCS such as teaching the 1EE0 class, posting jobs on OSCAR, scheduling Co-op interviews and organizing dozens of on-campus student/employer events.

  • Annual fee of $100, charged to your student account every September.
  • Work term fees of $300 per 4 month term, paid directly to our office after you secure a position. The work term fee is usually collected (cheque or cash) prior to going out on Co-op. Average costs over the course of your degree are around $1300. Senior students can choose work terms up to 16 months in length, and will therefore pay higher fees.

The Fee explanation:

  • The annual fee of $100.00, is collected by the Registrar’s office and charged to your student account (it is designated as a fee supplemental to tuition). The annual fee is income tax deductible.
  • Work term fees are collected by the ECCS office and are not tax deductible; we do not issue tax receipts for work term fees.

Work-term fees: Students should expect to pay the following fees:,

    • 4-month work term = $300.00
    • 8-month work term = $300X2 = $600.00
    • 12-month work term = $300X3 = $900.00
    • 16-month work term = $300X4 = $1200.00

If a student has completed 12 months of work experience and chooses to apply for and accept an extra work term, the regular work term fees have to be paid. If a student's work term is extended from 12 to 16 months, an extra work term fee will be charged.

"New Employer" Fee Reduction: Work Term fees may be reduced if your independent job search gains you a co-op job at a new company for ECCS. Fees for these positions are $125.00 for each 4-month work term, and are reduced as a reward for student entrepreneurship. For a position to be designated as “New Employer”, it has to comply with all of the following conditions:

  • A position in a company which is brought by the student to ECCS which has no recruiting history with ECCS
  AND
  • Approved as a “New Employer” position by the ECCS Manager prior to the start of work term.


Submissions for New Employer positions will be reviewed by the ECCS Manager on a case-by-case basis. In order for a position to be approved, the student must submit a job description as well as a letter or email from the employer which confirms an offer of employment, indicates the start and end dates, and provides the salary.

Please note: Engineering Co-op is an all-user-pay system and not a fee-for-service system; therefore fees are not connected to specific services. For example, students are required to pay the annual registration fee for the duration of their enrolment in the co-op program, although they may choose not to apply for Co-op positions, during a given year.