CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION CREDITS

 

Originator Al A. Atkinson Date September 27, 1985

 

 

New x Revision Education X Administration _x

1. Rationale

Co-operative Education combines formal classroom learning and
applied work experience. In any work term, students, in

addition to gaining valuable work experience, will be

responsible for mastering specific educational objectives

which have been determined and evaluated by the appropriate
faculty. The achievement of these learning objectives by students
constitutes a bona fide educational experience, and, as such,
merits the awarding of credits.

2. Policy Statement

Douglas College will award credits for the successful completion
of the work term(s) in any program or discipline which provides
a cO-operative education option for students. .

3. College Philosophy Statement

 

By awarding credit for the work term the college will be giving
formal recognition to an educational experience which is designed
to assist students in:

a) improving their social and economic status (potential
employment after graduation)

b) acquiring confidence and independence as workers and
participating members of society

c) determining, testing or modifying specific career
goals

In valuing and crediting work experiences the college will be
working with other institutions, agencies and businesses to

coordinate its offerings with the realities of changing needs
in the workplace. This coordination will result in increased
communication between the college and the potential employers
of its graduates, and, as a result, curricula will be revised
and updated in response to changing needs in the community.

Awarding credit for the work term will insure that:

a) appropriate educational objectives are determined
and incorporated as part of the work experience

b) classroom-based knowledge and skills are applied
and evaluated in the work setting by students and
faculty

c) educational accreditation of the work term by the
college will be recognized by employers and other
educational institutions.