COOPERATIVE EDUCATION LAMAR UNIVERSITY

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONLAMAR UNIVERSITY

• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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IN THE BEGINNING

• 1906 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• TODAY OVER 75,000 EMPLOYERS

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PARTNERSHIP

• STUDENT
• UNIVERSITY
• EMPLOYER

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ADVANTAGES

• EXPERIENCE
• ENGINEERING (COMPANY, SUPERVISOR)
• IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY

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ADVANTAGES

• BETTER PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL
• PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
• KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT
• FULL-TIME STUDENT

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ADVANTAGES

• BETTER DECISIONS
• MAJOR
• CAREER
• INDUSTRY
• EMPLOYER

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ADVANTAGES

• BETTER PAY WHILE IN SCHOOL
• INTERESTING WORK
• BETTER STARTING SALARY
• BETTER PERFORMANCE ON FIRST JOB

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COOPS

• SELECT JOBS MORE CAREFULLY
• KNOW HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY
• KNOW HOW TO EVALUATE SUPERVISOR
• KNOW HOW TO EVALUATE SITUATIONS

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LAMAR COOP PROGRAMS

• CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
• COMPUTER SCIENCE
• COMPUTER ENGINEERING
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
• INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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RECENT PLACEMENTS

• BOISE CASCADE
• CITY OF HOUSTON
• DOW CHEMICAL
• DUPONT BEAUMONT
• DUPONT ORANGE
• ENTERGY
• HUNTSMAN

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RECENT PLACEMENTS

• LUBRIZOL
• LYONDELL CITGO
• LYONDELL EQUISTAR
• MOTIVA
• NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
• SANDEN
• SCHMART ENGINEERING

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RECENT PLACEMENTS

• TEPPCO
• TEXAS DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
• UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE
• WESTVACO
• WORLDCOM

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SALARY EXAMPLES
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SALARY EXAMPLES

• CHEM. ENGR. 2,615/MO.
• CIVIL ENGR. 1,631/MO.
• COMP. SCI. 2,856/MO.
• ELECT. ENGR. 2,613/MO.
• INDUS. ENGR. 2,200/MO.
• MECH. ENGR. 2,200/MO.

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COOP REQUIREMENTS

• GRADES GPA gt 2.5
• APPLY 3RD 4TH SEMESTER
• START WORK 4TH 5TH SEMESTER
• WORK ALTERNATING
• SEMESTERS

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COOP REQUIREMENTS

• WORK 3 5 SEMESTERS
• ENROLLED ENGR CLASS
• THREE CREDITS
• WRITTEN REPORT
• EVALUATION FORMS

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YOU CANT BUY EXPERIENCELIKE THIS

• BUT YOU CAN GET PAID FOR IT!!