Application Process
How can undergraduate students apply to participate in a Co-op?
Follow the 2-step process to apply to participate in Co-op:
Step 1:
- Students are required to pay an annual application fee of $125 on the Engineering Ecommerce Site
- Click on the tab Course Fees and select Co-op Application Fee – Undergraduate and Add to cart
- Click on the 🛒 at the top of the page and fill out information before clicking Checkout
- Ensure that your first and last name (student name) is entered in the appropriate field (especially if the name on the credit card is not the same as the student’s name). Be sure to also use your UWO student email address when completing the required fields.
- Students may pay by Visa, MasterCard, or Debit Visa.
- After payment is processed the student will receive a pdf copy of the receipt to their email address provided when completing the form. Be sure to check the email inbox, junk, and spam for the receipt as it is required to complete Step 2.
Step 2:
- Students are required to submit an application through Western Connect.
To Submit your Co-op Program Application on Western Connect:
- Please login to your Western Connect account.
- Click the INTERNSHIP/CO-OP tab on the left side of the screen.
- Click the secondary tab UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE on the left side of the screen.
- Click on the INTERN/CO-OP HOME tab on the left side of the screen.
- To apply for a program, select Apply to a Program at the top right of this page and select Apply under the Engineering Summer Co-op program.
- A form will appear with that needs to be completed, ensure all fields are done including uploading a copy of the receipt grained from completing Step 1.
IMPORTANT: When applying, please ensure you have carefully read and agreed to the Requirments, Policies, and Procedures and the Engineering Co-op Program Expectations file provided on the form. It is essential to understand that you will be held fully responsible for complying with all the details outlined within the form that you complete on Western Connect.
Upon the completion of the application the Career Services team will review to ensure that the student fully completed both steps outlined prior and approve the student's eligibility that will allow them to gain access to Western University’s in-house job board through Western Connect where students will begin the process of applying for a potential co-op placements. For more information on next steps related to Western Connect click here.
Please note that even when a student secures an opportunity outside of Western Connect the above two steps are still required to check student eligibility and to confrim that the role they have secured on their own meets co-op requrments. Learn more about arranging your own placement here.
ATTENTION FIRST YEAR STUDENTS:
Your applications will not be evaluated until mid-January when your fall term grades have been checked.
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
International students are required to secure an approved co-op work permit
- Western Engineering’s Career Services team will email international students via the student’s university email account detailing next steps as they relate to co-op work permits. For more information click here.
Status of your application – Student can view the status of your access to Western Connect by selecting the INTERNSHIP/CO-OP tab when logged in to your Western Connect account.
If your application has been declined - You have not met one or more of the eligibility requirements. Please contact Career Services to discuss.
