2010 Catalog - Delaware County Community College

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OPTIONS FOR EARNING
COLLEGE CREDIT
Cooperative Education (Co-op) and Internships;
College-Sponsored Experiential Learning (CSEL)
Cooperative Education (Co-op) and internships are part of the College’s
Experiential Learning program, which integrates off-campus career learning
experiences with classroom studies. These experiences are structured to
explore career options and/or to prepare for a specific occupation. Students
participating in co-op and internships gain college credit and are graded for
their learning/work experience by appropriate faculty.
1. Co-op: Students are placed in a paid work/learning position that is directly
related to their major field of study. They gain hands-on work experience
and learn about related occupational positions in that field.
2. Internship: Students are placed in a non-paid work/learning experience
designed to introduce them to several facets of a particular career in an
actual work environment.
Co-op/internships can be done in selected majors in both degree and
certificate programs. They may be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits with a maximum
of 6 credits per students. Course numbers for the majors participating in
co-op/internship are: 199 and 198 for 3 credits, 194 for 2 credits, and 190
for one credit.
Eligibility requirements:
For associate degree programs: completion of a minimum or 21 credits with at
least 9 in the major, or core discipline. In some majors more courses are required.
For certificate programs, completion of the required courses for the certificate.
The co-op/internship cannot be substituted for a required course.
The following are also required for all programs:
A grade point average of at least 2.5
A written faculty recommendation
A current resume
The Student Employment Services and Co-Op Center staff work with students
in securing appropriate opportunities. However, placement is not guaranteed.
For more information, call 610-359-5304.
Independent Study
Some programs offer an “independent” instructional mode for self-motivated,
highly disciplined students who cannot pursue certain courses within the
regular course framework. These courses include “distance learning” (courses
aired on local television) and other independent study options designed by the
individual instructor. Independent study and telecourses are listed in the
course schedule published each semester with the designation “00.”
NOTE: Independent study should not be confused with individualized study.
Individualized study courses are those in which students work primarily in the
Learning Center rather than the classroom with various types of instructional
support and individualized instruction. MAT 040, 060, 100, 120, 121, 140
and 141 are offered in Individualized instruction mode in the Math Science
Learning Center (room 1180) on the Main Campus.