Co-op Programs

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Communication

Admission requirements

• Be registered full-time in the Honours BA in Communication program or the Honours with Major in communication and maintain a full-time status during all study terms, including the one after the last work term
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 6 in courses taken at the University of Ottawa
• Have completed all your first-year course requirements, and be registered in your mandatory second-year fall and winter courses in order to follow the approved work-study sequence

Co-op programs have limited enrolment. Meeting the admission criteria does not guarantee you a place. Admission is based on your CGPA. We admit those with the highest CGPA first.

Work/Study sequences

Sequence 1 - all students follow this sequence

Co-op fees

As a co-op student, you also pay co-op fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for the session before your first work term and then for every work term, up to and including your last one.

Some of our employers include

• Canadian Heritage
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Global Affairs Canada
• Health Canada
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Invest Ottawa
• Montfort Hospital
• National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
• Natural Research Council Canada (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada
• Parks Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• University of Ottawa

Examples of tasks at work

• Analyzing media coverage
• Designing, realizing and implementing communication and public relations campaigns
• Designing promotional materials for the media and the public
• Designing public opinion surveys
• Designing web pages
• Drafting articles and backgrounders
• Event promotions
• Helping to create scripts for radio and television
• Organizing conferences and special events
• Speechwriting
• Writing strategic communication plans

Student salaries

Student Salaries

Work term reports guidelines

Co-op Work Term Report

Academic coordinators

Visit the Academic Coordinators page to see your co-op professor.

How to apply

Two easy ways to apply :

1 - Reserved placement

When applying for regular admission to the University, you can also apply for direct admission to any co-op program except Biomedical Science, Translation and graduate-level programs. The average mark required to be eligible for direct admission into co-op is

• 80% or higher for students admitted in first year.
• 75% or higher for applicants who have completed at least two years of CEGEP.

To keep your reserved placement in co-op, you must obtain a cumulative grade point average of at least 8.0 and meet the admission requirements of your chosen co-op program until you are formally admitted into the Program (September 30 or March 1 of your second year of studies, depending on the program). Otherwise, you will lose your reserved spot in co-op and have to compete with regular applicants for admission.

If you apply for direct admission and are not granted a placement, don't worry. You can re-apply during your second year at University (see section 2)

2 - Applying once at the University of Ottawa

You can apply for co-op after you have registered at the University of Ottawa. Application deadlines and admission requirements vary from program to program, so be sure to check individual program pages online for specific information.

Steps to follow in order to apply from the University via uoZone:

• Connect to uoZone
• From the Applications menu, click on Experiential Learning Platform (Co-op Portal)

If you have any questions about your application, please contact our office by phone at 613 562-5741 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

Application Deadline: September 30 of your second year of studies