Chemistry Co-operative Education Program

The Co-operative Education Program at UVic is described in general on this page and specifically for the Faculty of Science on this page.

Chemistry Co-op Program Requirements

To enter and remain in the Chemistry Co-operative Education Program, students must normally maintain a GPA of 4.5 in Chemistry courses and overall. Students are also required to complete satisfactorily a minimum of four work terms. A student may at any time during an academic term transfer from the Chemistry Co-operative Education Program to a regular Chemistry program.

Students in the Co-op program may commence work terms after one full year of course work, and normally will alternate terms of academic study and work experience, with the following conditions:

1. Students’ work terms should include work with at least three different employers.
2. Two consecutive work terms (totalling 8 months) may be included with permission.
3. Two of the work terms must be subsequent to the student passing all required 100- and 200-level chemistry courses and 3.0 units of third-year chemistry courses.

Students who do not take CHEM 213 in the second year might find it difficult to complete their program in the normal time period.

Each work term is recorded on the student’s academic record and transcript (as COM, N or F). Some employers keep work term reports confidential, but at least two work term reports must be evaluated as satisfactory by the department in order to complete the program.

Students who are taking double or combined major degrees, who wish to participate in a combined Co-op, should refer to the Faculty of Science Co-operative Education Program regulations found on this page.

Applications and further information about the Co-operative Education Program in Chemistry are available from the department or at <coop.uvic.ca/chemcoop>.