Sustainable Energy Engineering Co-op
Working Students
You’ve done it! You’ve secured a co-op work term. Congrats! Your hard work and preparation paid off. Now what?
Co-op is an educational program linking your academic studies with your personal and professional development. You’ll want to complete these educational components throughout your work term (yes, they are required!)
Step 1: Register in the Co-op Practicum Course
Enrollment instruction will be provided by the co-op office when you secure a co-op work term. Register in the Co-op Practicum Course on goSFU when your enrollment appointment opens.
- SEE 290: Co-op Practicum I (1st Work Term)
- SEE 390: Co-op Practicum II (2nd Work Term)
- SEE 490: Co-op Practicum III (3rd Work Term)
Practicum Tuition
Please note you pay tuition ONLY when you have secured a work term. You must pay the tuition in EVERY term that you are working. Learn more details for Co-op Practicum Tuition here
Dropping courses
If you are placed after the tuition refund deadline, only the co-op office can drop or add courses without penalties. To drop courses and add a work term after the deadline, send your request by e-mail to your co-op coordinator. Please include your student name, student number, courses to drop, and work term number to add.
Taking additional courses
An appeal must be submitted to the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering if you intend to take a course while on a coop semester. Students are required to upload the instructor’s and employer’s approval with their appeals.
See the appeal form here: https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/see-appeal-form/.
Upass
If you are physically working outside of the Metro Vancouver area, you will be exempt from the U-Pass. If you wish to opt-in to receiving the UPASS, reach out to our office to make this request (srycoop@sfu.ca).
Step 2: Setting Learning Objectives
Update your placement details in myExperience and set your learning objectives for each work term.
Step 3. Virtual Site Visit Form
Complete your Virtual Site Visit form on myExperience once your site visit has been arranged.
Step 4. Site Visit with Co-op Coordinator
Participate in a Site Visit with your assigned Co-op Coordinator (usually done virtually).
Step 5. End-of-term Documents
Ensure your end of work term documents are done by set deadlines. This applies in each term you are working on Co-op.
- Supervisor Evaluation Student
- Self Evaluation
- Work Term Assignment (see below)
Work Term Assignment for Sustainable Energy Engineering students:
Work Term #1: Written Reflection
Work Term #2: Written Reflection
Work Term #3: Oral Presentation
Deadlines:
Spring Semester: April 10th
Summer Semester: August 10th
Fall Semester: December 10th