Co-op Program
Cooperative Education is a voluntary, non-credit,
formalized academic program, which enables students to integrate
classroom theory into practice. Most biomedical engineering
students begin the co-op during their junior year. Co-op assignments
are typically for two-seven month periods, each consisting
of a summer and contiguous fall or spring semester. The course
load for the student is not impacted; however, the timeline
for completion of course is extended by one year. Students
are involved in meaningful, responsible projects during their
co-op assignment. The Co-op Program is housed under the Dean's
office of The Case School of Engineering (CSE) in the Office
of Engineering Student Programs (OESP). However, the Case BME
department also has a Student Employment Program, which works
in conjunction with OESP to augment the number of co-op opportunities
available to BME students. While co-op experiences can be both
industrial or research based, special emphasis is placed on
cultivating and securing industrial placements for students.
Students who are unable to co-op, but still wish to gain industrial
internship experience can also receive assistance under the
BME Student Employment Program in securing industrial summer
internships.
Students interested in the co-op program are
encouraged to contact Kathy Gill (kag13@case.edu),
Director of Student & Employer Relations, or Dr. Marty
Pagel (mpagel@case.edu), department
co-op coordinator. Additional co-op information can be found
at the Office of Engineering Student Programs website, oesp.case.edu.
