*Questions and answers provided by the Office of Semester Conversion.

Situation 1 A student is scheduled for a January-June co-op, but decides to change to a July-December co-op. What does he need to do?

1) Meet with his co-op advisor to determine if this is feasible. 2) Check with his academic advisor to make sure that changing his class/co-op pattern will not disrupt any class sequences. 3) Meet with his financial aid advisor to have the distribution of his aid adjusted according to his new attendance pattern. Failure to do this in advance could reduce his ability to receive full entitlement for some types of federal aid, such as the Federal Stafford Loan and Pell Grant. 4) If the student’s need for campus housing changes, he must inform the Department of Residential Life and inquire about housing availability upon his return. Information regarding housing changes and cancellations is available in the Guide to the Housing Selection Process.

Situation 2 A student on co-op decides to take a leave of absence. What does she need to do?

1) Notify her co-op and academic advisers of her plans. 2) File a petition with her college. Her leave of absence cannot be longer than six months. If she is on a leave of absence for longer than six months, she is withdrawn from the university and must apply to her college to re-enroll. 3) Contact her financial aid counselor to adjust her financial aid. The six month grace period for loan repayment begins when she starts her leave of absence. If she returns within six months, her grace period is fully restored. Otherwise, she must begin repayment of her federal Stafford Loan.

Situation 3 A student in the College of Arts and Sciences had not planned to participate in the co-op program, but now decides that she wants to go on co-op. Can she?

Yes. A student in an optional co-op program can decide to participate in co-op. However, she should notify her academic and financial aid advisors of her changes in enrollment patterns and should notify her academic and financial aid advisors of her changes in enrollment patterns and co-op participation. She also must take “Introduction to Co-op” prior to her first co-op job.

Situation 4 A student on a leave of absence decides to go on co-op. Can he?

No. A student on a leave of absence must first re-enroll for classes before going on co-op.