Undergraduate Co-op
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
