Graduate Co-op - Northeastern University College of Engineering (2024)

All graduate students interested in participating in co-op should take ENCP 6000 (MGEN students), ENCP 6100: Introduction to Co-op (departmental MS students) or ENCP 7100: Career Management for PhD Engineers (PhD students). Waivers to this requirement may be granted to students who have completed an equivalent course at Northeastern or at another institution or who have worked on a full-time basis for at least two years physically located in the United States (or in Canada for Canadian campuses only). Waivers may be requested through the Intent to Co-op form, distributed to students via email before the deadline for each semester (September, January, and May).

PhD students can participate in one co-op experience at the university. This timing is very personal and should be discussed with the student’s research advisor, who will also need to provide written approval to the co-op department. Please refer to the website for PhD students

for more information and details about the experiential learning opportunities available to PhD students.

Northeastern provides a broad-based network of support that helps students prepare for and get the most from co-op, including an academic advisor, a co-op coordinator, and if applicable, a global co-op coordinator.Your co-op coordinator will guide you through the co-op process and help you identify various positions that best match your skills and career interests. After you’ve completed your co-op assignment, you will be asked to reflect upon your experience and explain how it integrates with your classroom studies. The reflection process may include various options such as one-on-one meetings with your co-op coordinator, writing assignments/or presentations, and online reflections throughout your co-op.

Graduate students can complete co-ops that are 4, 6, or 8 months in duration in alignment with the academic semesters.

If you are an employer and would like to learn more about the engineering co-op program, visit our Employer page.

The information below is meant as a guide to help COE graduate students understand the co-op process. If you have specific questions related to co-op, please contact your specific department using the email addresses below.

CO-OP CONTACTS

1. Bioengineering or Pharmaceutical Engineering
2. Chemical Engineering
6. Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering (MGEN)
7. Product Development offered through the Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education

If you are a Robotics student with a concentration in Computer Science, please refer to the Khoury College of Computer Sciences.

MS Students are permitted to participate in one co-op experience during their degree program. All MS students who are interested in co-op should do the following in their first year:

• Enroll in ENCP 6000/6100 in either your first or second semester (there is no disadvantage to taking this course in your second semester). Review ENCP 6100 or ENCP 6000 waiver options. If you are a PlusOne student, you are waived from this requirement.
• Make achieving and maintaining a GPA of 3.2 your main priority.

Tips for International Students:

• Practice English and retake language assessment to achieve required language score, if necessary (see appropriate eligibility requirements). If the score you submitted upon admission is expired, it will still be accepted for co-op eligibility.
  • MIE only: enroll in MEIE 6800 if interested
• Ensure you have an active i-20 and review the OGS website for CPT information

See below for an approximate timeline of participation.