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COOP 670 VOCATIONAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (1-4)
(Credit/No Credit.) (VA Institutional Rates.)
Variable work station hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Cooperative
Education Office, concurrent enrollment in a planned vocational program,
and employment in a college approved job directly related to the student’s
academic major.
Students may receive credit for work experience related to their major
field or to their established career goal. Seminars and individual conferences
are scheduled at convenient times during the semester for the instructor
and the student to establish learning objectives related to the student’s
employment. Students are given appropriate assignments related to the
stated objectives and graded in accordance with the college’s established
grading system. As an alternative, related instruction classes meeting
one hour per week, usually in the evening, are available for those students
who prefer or need a more structured learning process. Students must
be enrolled in a minimum of seven units (including the Cooperative Education
course) to earn Cooperative Education credit. One unit of credit for
each 75 hours worked per semester, with a maximum of four units per
semester, may be earned by students with jobs related to their academic
or occupational majors or goals. A maximum of 16 units of college credit
may be earned in parallel Cooperative Education. Transfer credit: CSU.
COOP 671 GENERAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (1-3)
(Credit/No Credit.)
Variable work station hours.
Designed for the student who does not have a job that relates to a
specific occupational goal or college major. Under the direction of
the college coordinator, students focus on career awareness and development
of desirable employment habits and attitudes. Each student must establish
measurable learning objectives appropriate for his/her job. Students
may be eligible for up to three units of credit per semester and the
course may be repeated for a maximum of six units of credit. One unit
of credit may be earned for each 75 hours of paid work (approximately
five hours per week) or 60 hours of volunteer work per semester. Students
must be enrolled in a minimum of seven units (including the Cooperative
Education course) to earn Cooperative Education credit. May be repeated
for credit up to a maximum of 6 units. Transfer credit: CSU.
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