Undergraduate Co-op

Cooperative education at Drexel enables undergraduate students to balance classroom theory with practical, hands-on experience prior to graduation.

Amplify Your Impact With Drexel Co-op

From being able to test-drive future career options to shaping the future of their industries — all while still in school — Drexel Co-op provides guided and supported experiences that enable students to expand their professional networks and start making an impact right away.

A Little Class and a Lot of Hard Work Go a Long Way

With co-op, students alternate classes with full-time employment through University-approved employers. Generally, students are on co-op for a six-month period, alternating with six months of classroom study. Cooperative education at Drexel is a degree requirement for most majors.

Drexel offers two co-op programs: the five-year program with three co-op experiences and the four-year with one co-op experience. For most majors, there is an option of five-year or four-year. See a list of majors with their available co-op programs.

One Co-op (Four Years) Sample Schedule
	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Year One	Class	Class	Class	Vacation
Year Two	Class	Class	Class	Class
Year Three	Co-op	Co-op	Class	Class
Year Four	Class	Class	Class

Three Co-op (Five Years) Sample Schedule
	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Year One	Class	Class	Class	Vacation
Year Two	Co-op	Co-op	Class	Class
Year Three	Co-op	Co-op	Class	Class
Year Four	Co-op	Co-op	Class	Class
Year Five	Class	Class	Class

Summer Only Co-op Option (Four Years) Sample Schedule
*For the following majors in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design: Entertainment & Arts Management, Art History, and Music Industry*
	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
Year One	Class	Class	Class	Vacation
Year Two	Class	Class	Class	Co-op
Year Three	Class	Class	Class	Co-op
Year Four	Class	Class	Class

Co-op sets Drexel apart from other universities, allowing students to learn alongside experts in their fields and see firsthand how these innovators are shaping the professional world. Each of these transformative experiences uniquely prepares our Dragons to expand the limits of what they can achieve as students, employees, and as individuals.

Student standing outside of Drexel campus building

Analytics major Sanketh Reddy explains how his journey from India to Philadelphia has expanded his horizons and how Drexel's renowned co-op program has helped to prepare him for success.

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Important Dates

Undergraduate Co-op

A Little Class and a Lot of Hard Work Go a Long Way

One Co-op (Four Years) Sample Schedule

Three Co-op (Five Years) Sample Schedule

Summer Only Co-op Option (Four Years) Sample Schedule

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