Cooperative Work Experience
The Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) program offers you the ability to earn academic credit for working. You will be required to have a job or volunteer position to enroll in the course. In this individualized work-based learning opportunity, you will design learning objectives with your instructor and earn transferable credit with a letter grade.
Cooperative Work Experience provides the opportunity for you to gain transferable skills or assist in a plan to advance within your existing work environment. Your employment does not have to relate to your major. Your assignments for the semester will include on-the-job progress reports, measurable worksite objectives, employer evaluation, and a final reflection paper.
The program fosters professional growth and you are encouraged to:
- Identify challenging objectives on the job
- Improve relationships at work
- Increase visibility
- Extend knowledge gained in the classroom to the workplace
- Utilize professional work habits
| FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units of Work Experience | PAID Average Hours Worked Per Week* | Total Semester Hours | UNPAID Average Hours Per Week* | Total Semester Hours |
|
1 |
5 Hours | 75 Hours | 4 Hours | 60 Hours |
| 2 | 10 Hours | 150 Hours | 8 Hours | 120 Hours |
| 3 | 15 Hours | 225 Hours | 12 Hours | 180 Hours |
Students must participate in orientation to enroll. For more information, please send a message to CWE@Hartnell.edu or mldavis@hartnell.edu