Co-operative Education at Ryerson

Co-operative education integrates academic studies with career-related work experience with relevant companies and agencies. Co-operative education gives students the opportunity to gain valuable practical experience, to earn competitive salaries that partially offset the cost of their education, and to help clarify career objectives. The co-op experience serves to enhance opportunities for full-time employment upon graduation.

The Office of Co-operative Education (opens in new window)  assists students in finding appropriate co-op work experiences by seeking and forming relationships with potential employers; preparing students for the job search and career planning process; managing the co-op employment process to help as many students find work as possible; monitoring students and employers during work terms; and assisting in the development of co-op programs at Ryerson.

All work terms are graded on a pass/fail basis.

The following tables show the sequence of academic and work terms for co-operative programs at Ryerson. Schedules are subject to revisions.

Accounting & Finance (Accounting Majors) 

This co-op sequencing is for students admitted Fall 2018 and before. Students admitted Fall 2019 and after please see revised co-op sequencing below.

Revised co-op sequencing begins 2021-2022 for students admitted Fall 2019.

The sequencing of academic and work terms is shown below:

Accounting & Finance (Finance Majors)

Architectural Science

Biology

Biomedical Sciences

Business Management - Economics and Management Science

Business Management - Entrepreneurship

Revised sequencing begins Fall 2018 for students admitted Fall 2016.

Revised sequencing begins Fall 2019 for students admitted Fall 2017 and after. 

Business Management - Global Management Studies

Business Management - Human Resources Management

Business Management - Law and Business

For students admitted Fall 2018 and prior. Students admitted Fall 2019 and after, see revised sequencing below.

Revised sequencing begins 2019 for students admitted Fall 2019 and after.  

Business Management - Marketing Management

This co-op sequence is for students admitted Fall 2020 and before. Students admitted Fall 2021 and after see revised sequence below.  

This co-op sequencing is for students admitted Fall 2021 and after:

Business Management - Real Estate Management

Business Technology Management

Chemical Engineering Co-Operative Program

Chemistry

Computer Science

The following shows the alternative sequence of academic and work terms.

English

Financial Mathematics

History

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Mathematics and its Applications

Medical Physics

This co-op sequence is for students admitted Fall 2020 and before. Students admitted Fall 2021 and after see revised sequence below.  

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

These revised WKT sequences are for students admitted Fall 2021 and after.

The sequencing of academic and work terms is shown below:

Occupational and Public Health

This co-op sequence is for students admitted Fall 2020 and before. Students admitted Fall 2021 and after see revised sequence below:

This co-op sequence is for students admitted Fall 2021 and after. 

Politics and Governance

Retail Management

Sociology

Work terms are graded on a pass/fail basis. Each work term is assessed by the Co-op Faculty Advisor on the basis of the student's comprehensive written report and the employer's evaluation of the student's performance on the job.

Students are expected to follow the sequence prescribed for their program. Deviation from the sequence requires the submission of a formal request to the Co-op Faculty Advisor and approval from the School. With permission from the School/Department, students may be allowed to graduate with the co-op endorsement with fewer than the prescribed work terms.