SFU’s co-op program is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada, which confirms that the program meets national quality standards for co-operative education. Accreditation ensures that SFU's co-op program is a recognized educational strategy that effectively integrates work experiences with the academic curriculum, enhancing student learning and encouraging reflection.

For more information about CEWIL visit Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada and also www.sfu.ca/coop/Student_Guide/guide. Accredited programs must meet the following criteria:

• Each work term is developed in partnership with the employer and approved by the co-operative education program as a suitable learning environment;
• The student is engaged in productive work for which the student receives remuneration;
• The co-op curriculum supports student learning goals, personal evaluation and reflection;
• The student's performance in the workplace is supervised and evaluated by the student's employer;
• The student's progress during their work term is monitored by the co-operative education program;
• Work terms can be full-time or part-time;
• A full-time co-op work term is defined as a minimum of 12 weeks and/or 420 hours full-time paid experience in one term;
• Full-time work terms alternate with full-time academic terms and follow a formalized sequence;
• A part-time co-op work term is defined as a minimum of 24 weeks and/or 420 hours of paid experience completed over two consecutive terms;
• Part-time work terms extend over two terms and are equivalent to one full-time work term;
• Students completing part-time work terms are encouraged to enroll in a minimum of eight units of coursework concurrent to working part-time to integrate their classroom studies with their work experience;
• To retain full-time student status, students must enroll in at least eight units of coursework while completing part-time co-op. This is particularly important for international students and for students requiring full-time student status for funding, student loans, access to campus housing and other amenities;
• Tuition is charged for each four-month work term;
• Co-op programs begin and end on an academic term. This means that neither students' first term nor their last term at SFU can be a co-op work term.

The Simon Fraser University co-operative education program has been accredited since 1998.

A complete list, including specific disciplines, is available at www.sfu.ca/coop/programs.