CO-OPERATIVE OPTIONS:

 Honours Business Administration
Honours
Economics

    The co-operative plan was introduced in the School
of Business and
Economics to offer students an educational alternative. A number
of students find the Honours
Business Administration and Honours Economics programs more
exciting and more purposeful
when pursued on the basis of an alternating sequence of work and
study.

    Co-op students begin their alternating sequence of
four-month work and
study terms at the end of Second Year. Normally, a co-op student
would accumulate 12 months
of practical work experience and graduate four months after
students in the regular sequence.
No academic credit will be given for the work experience. 
Students successfully completing the
option will have the notation "Co-operative Option" appended to
their transcripts.

    The development of suitable work term employment for
co-op students is
under the direction of the Department of Co-operative Education.
Students apply to employers
with whom they are interested in working. Normally, co-op
interviews are conducted on campus
since this is most convenient for students and employers.

    Although employment cannot be guaranteed, every
effort is made to ensure
that suitable employment is available for students admitted to
the co-op option. Students are
compensated by their employer for work performed.

    Co-op students follow the same academic program as
regular students.
Because of the alternating pattern of co-op work and study terms,
there are some differences in
the timetabling of individual courses.

 Application Procedure
Students interested in pursuing the co-op options must first
enrol in the Honours Business
Administration or Honours Economics program.

    Students apply for the co-op options during the Fall
Term of their Second
Year, no later than the Monday of the second week of classes.
Admission decisions are made
in mid-October. Total enrolment in the co-operative options is
limited.

    For further information contact:
    Department of Co-operative Education
      Wilfrid
      Laurier
      University
      Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5
      Telephone: (519)
      884-0710, extension 4484