CWE99

Agriculture, Business and Industries

Fall & Spring

CSU

Cooperative Work Experience provides opportunities to acquire and demonstrate employer-desired work habits, attitudes, and skills in the workplace. Employment need not be related to the student's educational major and/or career goals. Students must be employed or participating in an internship or volunteering. Cooperative effort between student, supervisor, and instructor to develop measurable and achievable work objectives to broaden student's work experience. All new and returning students must complete required initial paperwork to start the program within the first two weeks of the course. Students must attend mandatory orientation at the start of the semester. Students may earn a maximum of 3.25 units per semester. Students must work 75 paid work hours or 60 non-paid work hours for each unit of credit. Paid hours per semester: 1 unit = 75 hours; 2 units = 150 hours; 3 units = 225 hours Unpaid hours per semester: 1 unit = 60 hours; 2 units = 120 hours; 3 units = 180 hours