The Graduate Cooperative Education (Graduate Co-op) Program, one of four programs offered by the Georgia Tech Division of Professional Practice (DoPP), provides master's and doctoral students majoring in any discipline at Georgia Tech the opportunity to supplement their graduate studies with specialized work experience. Graduate Co-op students are paid by participating employers at salary levels consistent with the compensation of regular employees with comparable education and experience levels.

The Graduate Co-op program is a certificate program that requires students to complete a minimum of one full-time and one part-time work term, or three part-time work terms. Students may chose to work two consecutive semesters, alternate semesters, or during summers only.

To participate in the Graduate Co-op Program, a student must have a 3.0 or better GPA, obtain a program participation letter from his or her major school, and attend a mandatory orientation session. After getting the participation letter and attending the orientation session, the student should arrange to meet with the Graduate Co-op Program advisor regarding required authorization letters, approvals, permits and the student’s job offer letter. Enrollment in a 6000 level co-op course, a non-credit/no-cost audit course with no student or Institute fees attached, is also required.

Participating students are normally responsible for identifying their own job opportunities, but, in some cases, the Graduate Co-op Office can provide limited assistance in this area.

International students (i.e., those on F-1 or J-1 visas) are required to be enrolled at Georgia Tech for a minimum of nine months before being eligible to work as graduate co-op students, and must work with the Office of International Education (OIE; www.oie.gatech.edu) to secure work authorization documentation.

For more information on the Georgia Tech Division of Professional Practice Graduate Co-op Program, visit: www.gradcoop.gatech.edu, or