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Recruitment Cycles and Student Availability

  • All co-op programs start in year 3, meaning students have completed at least 5 academic semesters before their first work term.
  • Students apply to enter co-op in the second semester of year 2, after completing an 8-week career course, “Skills for Career Success in Science”, which is open to all science students.
  • In year 3, all co-op students \also complete another 8-week professionalism course, “Advanced Job Search Skills for Science Co-op Students”, before their first work term.

Table: Work-Study Sequence, By Co-Op Program

Co-op Program Third Year

Fall

Third Year

Winter

Third Year

Spring/Summer

Fourth Year

Fall

Fourth Year

Winter

Fourth Year

Spring/Summer

Fifth Year

Fall

Fifth Year

Winter

Actuarial & Financial Mathematics

Biochemistry

Medical and Biological Physics

Chemical Biology

Chemistry

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Life Sciences

Mathematics & Statistics

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Physics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Term

Biology & Pharmacology Academic Term Academic Term Work Term Work Term Academic Term Work Term Senior Thesis Academic Term

 


Co-op Recruitment Cycle:

Cycle Co-op Position Starts Student Availability
Winter January 4 or 8 months
Spring May 4 or 8 months
Fall September 4 months

Recruitment Dates:

For more information, or to post your position please contact hiresci@mcmaster.ca