XXXX Dept.
Middle Tennessee State University
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
WORK AGREEMENT
CO-OP STUDENT:
CO-OP POSITION:
Name ____________________________________________
Date _______________
Address __________________________________________
Zip ________________
Major ____________________________________________
ID # _______________
Job Title ________________________________________
Fax # ______________
Work Telephone # ________________________________
CO-OP EMPLOYER:
Company/Organization ____________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________
Zip ________________
Supervisor _______________________________________
Telephone __________
Title ____________________________________________
Sum ____
Semester
Fall _____ Spr _____
Start/Stop Dates
_______________________________
Hours per Week
______________
Pay Rate
________
Current Registration Status (check one)
___ CEOD 2930
___ CEOD 2940
___ CEOD 3970
___ CEOD 3980
CO-OP STUDENT AGREEMENT
The Co-op Student agrees to: perform all assigned duties to the best of her/his ability; satisfactorily meet all requirements of the
employer, her/his academic department; abide by the rules, regulations and policies of the employer and the College; pay all applicable
College fees while on assignment; register for the appropriate Work Experience course billed at the regular rate; and abide by the
Standards of Professional Conduct listed on the reverse side of this agreement. Should she/he unjustifiably fail to meet these
requirements, she/he may be withdrawn from the co-op assignment, remain responsible for any financial obligations and forfeit any
academic credit provided for her/his participation in the XXXX Dept. Cooperative Education Program.
_________________________________ ___________
Student Signature
Date
CO-OP EMPLOYER AGREEMENT
The Co-op Employer agrees to: coordinate the student's assigned duties so that her/his work will be closely related to the student's
academic degree program and/or career objectives; provide supervision of the student; evaluate the student's performance at the end of
every work assignment utilizing forms provided by the XXXX Dept. and inform student as to status of next work term; provide for a faculty
on-site visit each semester for the purpose of evaluating student's progress; and provide the student the same consideration of health,
safety and working conditions accorded all other full-time employees.
_________________________________
Employer Signature
___________
Date
CO-OP PROGRAM AGREEMENT
The Co-op Program agrees to: maintain communication with the employer and the student in an effort to answer questions, resolve
potential problems and otherwise endeavor to make the Co-op experience as productive and rewarding as possible for both the employer
and the student.
_________________________________ ___________
Faculty Co-op Adviser
Date
(Please read the other side before signing)
(Revised September 2009)
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
1.
While on the Co-op Work Experience, the student is an employee of the company
or agency and is under the supervision of that organization in the performance of
her/his duties. Students must meet the employer’s standards of quality, loyalty,
confidentiality and appearance and must seek to contribute to the improvement of
the operation of the firm or organization. As employees, students are expected to
practice the highest standards of professional ethics.
2.
Each student is expected to work as scheduled and recorded on the work
agreement by the employer. A student observes only company holidays, not
College holidays or vacations unless other arrangements have been made with the
employer.
3.
Each student is required to register for their Co-op work experience at the
beginning
of
each
semester
(fall,
spring
and
summer).
4.
In case of illness or other emergency which requires a student to be absent from
work, the employer should be notified as quickly as possible by telephone. If an
absence will cause the student to miss a week or more, the Faculty Co-op Adviser
must also be notified.
5.
It is not ethical for a participating Co-op student to request or receive
unemployment compensation based upon periods of Co-op Work Experience.
Such application would be in violation of State laws and would be a breach of the
good-faith understanding between the student and the Co-op employer. Any
student making an application for unemployment compensation will be subject to
immediate suspension from the Co-op Program.
6.
Upon the acceptance of a Co-op Work Experience, the student is required to
remain on the assignment until released by the Faculty Co-op Adviser.
7.
All Co-op students must maintain academic standards by meeting the required
quality-point average to enter each succeeding year of their academic program.
Students with deficiencies in course work or in scholastic average should inform
their Faculty Adviser. The student’s continuation in the Co-op Program will be
determined jointly by the department chairperson and the Faculty Adviser.