Work Study Sequences
The following tables outline the co-op work-study patterns by degree program.
Please Note – Students are only required to complete three (3) Work Terms to receive their designation with the exception of degrees in Engineering,Computer Science, and Mathematics which require four (4).
Legend:
S=Study, W=Work, O=Optional,
* Indicates recommended work study pattern
** Optional term following 1st year – work term to be acquired by student
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (B.A.S.)
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | S | W | W | W/S | W/S | S | S | ||
Anthropology and Sociology
| Year |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Five |
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| Term |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
| Pattern |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
W |
W/S |
W/S |
W |
W/S |
S |
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Cognitive Science
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | S | S | W | S | W | W | S | ||||
Communications Studies
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | S | W | W/S | W/S | S | S | |||
Economics, Applied Economics
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | W | S | W | W | S | S | |||
English
| Year |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Five |
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| Term |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
| Pattern |
S |
S |
S |
S |
W |
W |
S |
S |
W |
O |
S |
S |
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European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
| Year |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Five |
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| Term |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
| Pattern |
S |
S |
S |
S |
W |
S |
W |
S |
W |
O |
S |
S |
|||
French
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | S | W | W | S | S | W | W | S | |||
History
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | W | S | W | W | S | S | |||
Law
- Business Law
- Law, Policy and Government
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | S | W | S | W | W | S | |||
Political Science
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W/S | W | S | W/S | W/S | W | S | ||||
Accounting
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W*/S | S | W* | W* | S | O | S | S | |||
Commerce
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Supply Chain
- No Concentration
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W* | S | W* | W* | S | S | O | S | |||
Information Systems, Management
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W*/S | S | W* | W* | S | S | O | O | S | ||
Entrepreneurship
| Year |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Five |
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| Term |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
F |
W |
S |
| Pattern |
S |
S |
S |
S |
W/S |
S |
S |
W/S |
W |
W |
W* |
S |
|||
Bachelor of Computer Science (B.C.S.)
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | O | S | S | W | W | S | W | S | W | W/S | S | S | |
Aerospace, Architectural Conservation and Sustainability, Biomedical and Mechanical, Civil, Communications, Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | O** | S | S | O/W | S | S | W | W | W | W | S | S | |
Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | O** | S | S | W | W | S | S | W | W | W | S | S | |
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | W | W | W | S | W | S | S | ||
Bachelor of Industrial Design (B.I.D)
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | S | W | W | W/S | W/S | S | S | ||
Bachelor of Information Technology (B.I.T.)
- Interactive Multimedia and Design
- Network Technology
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | W | W | W/S | S | W/S | S | S | ||
Bachelor of Mathematics (B.Math.)
- Biostatistics
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Mathematics (IT)
- Computer Science and Mathematics
- Computer Statistics
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | O** | S | S | *W | S | S | O/W | *W/S | *W/S | O/W | S | S | |
Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (B.P.A.P.M.)
- Public Policy and Administration
- Human Rights
- Development Studies
- International Studies
- Communication and IT Policy
- Strategic Opinion and Policy Analysis
- Social Policy
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | S | S | W | S | S | W | W/S | W/S | S | S | |||
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Applied Physics
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computational Biochemistry
- Computational Biology
- Computational Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental Science
- Neuroscience
- Physics
| Year | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | ||||||||||
| Term | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S | F | W | S |
| Pattern | S | S | **O | S | S | *W | S | S | O/W | *W/S | *W/S | O/W | S | S | |