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Your first co-op work term

About study/work sequences
When your first work term begins

Note: Visit the next step for applicants website for information about how co-op works and preparing for co-op.

About study/work sequences

If you've been admitted to a co-op program, your first co-op work term will begin in either the winter or spring term of your first or second year.

Each program follows a slightly different study/work sequence, all of which are listed in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Note: Winter term = January to April; spring term = May to August.

Co-op programs beginning in first year

If you've been admitted to a program in which co-op starts in your first year, you'll be in either stream 4 or stream 8:

Stream 4 – your first work term will begin in January 2013.
Stream 8 – your first work term will begin in May 2013.

If you'll be living in a Waterloo residence, your co-op stream will affect your residence options. Check the information on streaming on the Waterloo Residences website.

Co-op programs beginning in second year

If your first co-op work term begins in your second year – January or May of 2014 – co-op streams are not applicable; however, you'll be considered stream 8 for residence purposes because you'll be living in residence from September to April of your first year.

When your first work term begins

If you've been admitted to a co-op program, check the following chart to find out when your first work term will begin.

Faculty of Applied Health Sciences	First co-op work term	Stream
Health Studies Kinesiology Recreation and Leisure Studies	Second year January to April 2014	8
Faculty of Arts	First co-op work term	Stream
Accounting and Financial Management	Second year January to April 2014	8
Arts and Business – Co-op	Second year January to April 2014	8
Computing and Financial Management	See Faculty of Mathematics information below.
Faculty of Engineering	First co-op work term	Stream
Architecture	Second year January to April 2014	8
Environmental Engineering Geological Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Systems Design Engineering	First year January to April 2013	4
Civil Engineering Management Engineering Nanotechnology Engineering	First year May to August 2013	8
Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	First year You'll be automatically assigned to either stream 4 or stream 8 in late June 2012. Visit the Engineering co-op stream website for details.	4 or 8
Software Engineering	First co-op work term	Stream
Software Engineering	First year May to August 2013	8
Faculty of Environment	First co-op work term	Stream
Environment and Business Environment and Resource Studies Geography and Environmental Management Geomatics	Second year January to April 2014	8
Planning	Second year May to August 2014	8
Faculty of Mathematics	First co-op work term	Stream
Bioinformatics Business Administration (WLU) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree Business Administration (WLU) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree Computing and Financial Management	First year May to August 2013	8
Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy	Second year January to April 2014	8
Computational Mathematics Computer Science Mathematics Mathematics/Business Administration Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management	Your study and work terms will follow one of 4 sequences. Your first work term may be May to August 2013, September to December 2013, or January to April 2014. Details of the sequences are on the web. More information will be available in the First Year in Math guide, which will be sent to you in June.	8
Faculty of Science	First co-op work term	Stream
Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy Biotechnology/Economics Life Sciences Physical Sciences Science and Business	Second year January to April 2014	8