• A competition for work term employment is organized by the Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty.

• The Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty is responsible for the general management of work term requirements, and the on-going development of employment opportunities, for arranging student-employer interviews, for counselling of students, for monitoring students on their work terms, and for the evaluation of the work terms.

• Students and employers are matched through the job competition process. Placement is not guaranteed, but every effort is made to ensure that appropriate employment opportunities are available.

• Students may obtain their own work term jobs outside the competition. Such jobs must be confirmed by letter from the employer and approved by the Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty on or before the first day of the work period.

• Students in the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program give permission to prospective employers, in the course of the placement process, to have access to their academic records, which contain their academic grades and their work term evaluations.

• After accepting a position, a student may not withdraw from a specific co-operative work term situation unless prior permission is obtained from the Committee on Undergraduate Studies. Students should consult the Business Co-operative Education Handbook for more information.

• In the case of a student who is required to withdraw from the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program, the Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty has no responsibility for placement unless the student has been readmitted to the program.

Two components are considered in work term evaluation: on-the-job performance and the work term report/communication component. Each component is evaluated separately.

• The overall evaluation of work terms will result in the assignment of one of the following letter grades: PWD (pass with distinction), PAS (pass) or FAL (fail). Further information is available in the Business Co-operative Education Handbook.

• A work report on a topic approved by the Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty must be submitted for Work Terms 1 and 2. An oral presentation and executive summary must be completed for Work Term 3. The communications component must be approved by the employer and submitted to the Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty on or before the deadline scheduled by Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty. Late reports will not be graded unless prior permission for a late report has been given by Co-operative Education Office of the Faculty.