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Management Co-op
Internal Admissions Information
Malcolm Billing: Manager, Student Development
and Operations
Co-op Programs in Management
October 31, 2015
2008 – How to get into Co-op
What is Management
Co-op?
• Co-op education is a unique program
based on a three-way partnership
between the University of Toronto, the
student and the employer
• Practical work placements alternate
with study terms
• Work placements begin in January, May
or September for 4 or 8 month terms
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Themes Explored in
Co-op
• Networking
• Career Exploration
• Self-Assessment
• Research
• Communication
• Professionalism
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Co-op Success Happens
When You…
• Act with integrity, honesty,
responsibility and accountability
• Exercise strong effort in all activities
• Communicate professionally
• Attend to detail and deadlines
• Remain open-minded and realistic
• Actively reflect: on your studies, your
work and the links between the two
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Co-op Work Term
Preparation Course
• Summer session for all June
internal admits
• Geared towards second year
admits
• Begins the second/third week of
June
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Admissions After 1st
Year
• Booklet distributed in late March by
Registrar’s office details deadlines &
instructions: Select your subject
POSt
• Deadlines are absolute
• 2 rounds of admissions:
– April 1st to May 4th - results available via ROSI
in June, must accept by end of June
– July 2nd to Aug. 10th - results available via
ROSI in September – must accept by mid
September
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Rules Regarding
Applying
• If you will have MORE THAN 10 credits
at the end of April, then you will not be
eligible for Co-op
• If you have not completed at least 4.0
credits at UofT by the end of April, then
you will not be eligible for Co-op
• If you do not have 2 courses in each of
ECM, MGT & MAT you will not be eligible
• If you do not make your request via
ROSI and/or you do not submit a
résumé and cover letter, you will not
be eligible for Co-op admission
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How are Applications
Evaluated?
• CGPA (varies each year)
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2004
2005
2006
2007
June:
June:
June:
June:
3.55
3.29
3.67
3.55
• Résumé and cover letter
• If you are not admitted to BBA Co-op,
you will be considered automatically for
the Regular BBA program
• Apply to only one BBA Co-op
program
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Résumé and Cover
Letter
• We look for:
– Interest in the field of business (the more specific the
better);Why interested? What experience has led to this?
How does co-op fit in?
– Volunteer experience
– Work experience
– Extra-curricular involvement
– Academic awards
– Highly relevant business-related experience/involvement
– Leadership activities/roles
– Flawless grammar and spelling
– Advanced written communication skills
– Evidence of personal contact/initiative
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How Can You Prepare?
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On-campus involvement
Off-campus involvement
Attend to your academics
Practice applications
Career exploration
Speak with co-op staff and students
Visit our website:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~mgmtco
op/
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Resources
• Career Centre
• Student clubs (CSA, MESA)
• Company and industry info
sessions
• Writing Centre
• ISC Sessions
• Career websites:
www.quintcareers.com
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Some Policies You Should
Know About
• Must end degree on a STUDY TERM (NO
exceptions)
• Must finish work terms before your 20
credits are done
• You choose/change your sequence in
consultation with the Co-op Director
• You MUST be enrolled in courses to
seek work
• Work terms abroad – no more than 2
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Courses Required Before
Work Terms
• To Apply: 2 MGT, 2 ECM, 2 MAT
• Before work term 1:
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Work Term Preparation Course
MGTA03H & MGTA04H
ECMA04H & ECMA06H
2 A level Maths
MGTB05H & MGTB06H
Must have at least 7.0 credits overall
• Before work term 2:
– MGTC36H
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Management +
Programs
• Great way to focus on a specialized
area
• Still require high (same)CGPA and a
résumé/cover letter to apply
• Should have intro courses to other
major
• Management & IT – must have CSCA08
& CSCA48 in order to apply
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Staying in Co-op:
Academically
• CGPA is assessed before each work
term
• 2.50 needed to seek work and graduate
• 2.30-2.49=probation (job searching
suspended)
• Below 2.3=removal from BBA Co-op
(2.0 for BBA)
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Wrap-Up
• What questions do you have?
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