Distribution requirements

The Walter P. Murphy Cooperative Engineering Education Program is a five-year program that allows students to gain engineering experience. All engineering majors are eligible to participate in the co-op program. Companies that have participated in the co-op program include

  • Amoco Oil Company
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • Ford Motor Company
  • General Dynamics
  • General Electric Company
  • General Motors Corporation
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • IBM Corporation
  • Motorola
  • NASA
  • Procter & Gamble Company
  • Rockwell International
  • 3M

Cooperative Engineering Education schedule

Year Summer Session Fall quarter Winter quarter Spring quarter
Freshman — 1 2 3
Sophomore Vacation 4 5 6
Junior Work 7 8 Work
Presenior Work 9 Work 10
Senior Work Work 11 12

Students in the co-op program complete 12 academic quarters in addition to industry experience.

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