Co-op & Internship


Spring 2025 Co-op Experiences are OPEN!

The deadline to submit a Spring 2025 Experience into Handshake is January 28, 2025.   You must submit your Experience at least 10 business days prior to your anticipated start date.

Spring 2025 Co-op Start Dates: 
Students can begin working on December 24, 2024 in a Spring 2025 Co-op if the Handshake Experience is approved by all parties including the:
- Faculty co-op advisor
-  Employer
-  CDS
-  Office of Global Initiatives (F1 students only.)

Please note:  International students on an F-1 visa must apply to co-op and for CPT.  CPT processing will take up to 10 business days after your Experience is approved by your Career Advisor.  F-1 students cannot begin working until they are issued a CPT I20 containing a start date and end date for their work assignment.  The deadline to enter the Experience in Handshake is January 28, 2025, no exceptions.  F1 students completing their second semester in Fall 2024 can begin working no earlier than January 21, 2025.

Important End Dates
Students can work through to the following dates during a Spring co-op.
- NCE Undergraduate 6-Month Co-op - August 31, 2025
- HCAD, MTSM, CSLA, YWCC and School of Applied Sciences and Engineering Undergraduate Co-op  - May 16, 2025 
- Graduate Students' Co-op  -  May 16, 2025
- Students graduating in May 2025 - May 16, 2025