Establishing a Partnership
The University of Cincinnati operates on a quarterly academic calendar. Co-op students alternate between full-time professional work assignments and full-time school quarters. The calendar is carefully structured to enable a participating employer to hire a pair of students, who alternate work quarters, to provide full coverage over the course of the entire year.
The UC program is uncluttered. There are no formal contracts, no long-term obligations and paperwork is kept to a minimum. In general the steps required to establish a co-op partnership between your organization and the University of Cincinnati are:
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Contact the Division of Professional Practice and speak with the appropriate faculty advisor
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Create a brief description of the job and the company that can be shared with students
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After reviewing credentials, select candidates and follow the normal interview procedure
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Make an offer and hire your chosen candidate
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At the end of the work term, complete an evaluation of your student’s performance
A phone call is all it takes to get started. When you are ready to establish a program or if you have additional questions just contact the Professional Practice Faculty member for the discipline in which you are interested. The sooner we understand your needs, the sooner and easier it will be for us to accommodate you.
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