Program Overview

Co-op Programs

The Co-op program at the University of Ottawa is designed to provide students with hands-on work experience in their field of study.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the Co-op program, students must:

• Be registered full-time in the BASc in Computer Engineering program and maintain a full-time status during all study terms, including the one after the last work term
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 6 in courses taken at the University of Ottawa
• Have completed all first-year course requirements and be registered in mandatory second-year fall and winter courses to follow the approved work-study sequence

Work/Study Sequences

All students follow this sequence: | Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Study | Study | - | | 2 | Study | Study | Work 1 | | 3 | Study | Work 2 | Work 3 | | 4 | Work 4 | Study | Work 5 | | 5 | Study | Study | - |

Co-op Fees

Co-op students pay co-op fees for the session before their first work term and for every work term, up to and including their last one.

Employers

Some of the employers that have participated in the Co-op program include:

• Amazon
• BlackBerry
• CIENA Corporation
• Canada Border Services Agency
• Canada Revenue Agency
• Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN)
• Communication Research Centre Canada
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation
• Distiller SR
• Ford Motor Company of Canada
• Global Affairs Canada
• IBM Canada Ltd.
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Lumentum
• Mitel Networks Corporation
• National Research Council Canada
• Nokia
• Public Services and Procurement Canada
• Ross Video Limited
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Shared Services Canada
• Transport Canada
• University of Ottawa

Tasks at Work

Examples of tasks that students may perform during their work terms include:

• Assembly programming
• Basic understanding of synchronous and asynchronous design elements
• Basic project analysis and management
• Debugging hardware components
• Design of CPUs and CPU controls
• Firmware development
• Network design and implementation
• Software design, debugging, and programming

Student Salaries

Information on student salaries is available.

Work Term Reports

Guidelines for work term reports are provided.

Academic Coordinators

The academic coordinator for the Computer Engineering Co-op program is Professor Dimitrios Makrakis.

How to Apply

There are two ways to apply to the Co-op program:

1. Reserved Placement: Students can apply for direct admission to the Co-op program when they apply for regular admission to the University. To be eligible, students must have a minimum average of 80% or higher for students admitted in first year, or 75% or higher for applicants who have completed at least two years of CEGEP.
2. Applying Once at the University of Ottawa: Students can also apply for the Co-op program after they have registered at the University of Ottawa. Application deadlines and admission requirements vary from program to program.