Work-Study Sequences

Depending on your co-op program, you will be required to complete between two and four co-op work terms. Review the work-study sequences below to determine your potential work-study schedule.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students indicate the work-study sequence they prefer during their admission interview. Please review the BBA Work Sequence Options before your interview to select the best sequence(s) for you. All decisions are final* and we will not permit changes later.

Students in Sequence One begin their first work term in Spring.

Students who enter Sequence Two in 2025 complete 3A in Spring 2026 and begin their first work term in Fall 2026.

We now assign more than half the BBA students we admit to Sequence Two.

* All decisions are final, with the following exception: If you participate in the early CPA recruiting period for, the Co-op Office allows you to apply for jobs beginning in May and September, regardless of your sequence.

If you are admitted to Faculty of Arts Co-op in fall 2024 or later, you will complete three work terms of four months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Faculty of Arts Co-op, beginning Fall 2024**
Year	Fall (September to December)	Winter (January to April)	Spring (May to August)
1	1A academic term	1B academic term	Vacation
2	2A academic term	2B academic term	3A academic term
3	Work term 1	3B academic term	Work term 2
4	4A academic term	Work term 3	4B academic term

If you were admitted to Arts Co-op in fall 2023, you will complete two work terms of four months each in the summer following your second and third years of study.

**Work/Study Sequence, Arts Co-op, Fall 2023**
Year	Fall (September to December)	Winter (January to April)	Spring (May to August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 2
4	Study Term	Study Term

Business students complete three co-op work terms of four months each.

Before your admission interview, we will ask you to review BBA Work Sequence Options and indicate which sequence you prefer. We will assign you to a sequence when offering you admission to co-op.

Note: More than half the BBA students we admit in 2025 will be assigned to Sequence Two.

Sequence One

If you are in Sequence One, you will begin your first work term in May, following your second year.

If your first work term is four months, your second is in the winter of your third year. Your last work term is in the fall of your fourth year. (You may ask to do your final work term in winter.)

**Work/Study Sequence, BBA Co-op, Sequence One**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term

If your are in Sequence One and your first work term is eight months, your schedule will look like this:

**Work/Study Sequence, BBA Co-op, Sequence One**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Work Term 2	Study Term	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term

Sequence Two

If you are in Sequence Two, you will complete 3A in the spring and begin your first work term in the fall.

If your first work term lasts four months, your schedule will look like this:

**Work/Study Sequence, BBA Co-op, Sequence Two, four-month**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term 2A	Study Term 2B	Study Term 3A
3	Work Term 1	Study Term 3B	Work Term 2
4	Study Term 4A	Work Term 3	Study Term 4B

If you are in Sequence Two and your first co-op job is for eight months, your schedule will look like this:

**Work/Study Sequence, BBA Co-op, Sequence Two, eight-month**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term 2A	Study Term 2B	Study Term 3A
3	Work Term 1	Work Term 2	Study Term 3B
4	Study Term 4A	Work Term 3	Study Term 4B

If you are admitted into the double degree co-op program in Business Administration with Computer Science you will complete three or four co-op work terms of four months each. This double degree program does not allow for varied sequencing.

**Work/Study Sequence, Business and Computer Science Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term
5	Study Term	Study Term
Business and Computing students may complete an optional fourth work term.
5	Work Term 4	Study Term	Study Term

If you are in the Business Administration (WLU) and Computer Science program (UW) you will complete three or four co-op work terms of four months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Business and Computer Science (UW) Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Work Term 1	Study Term
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3 or Study Term	Work Term 3 or Study Term	Study Term
5	Work Term 4 (optional) or Study Term	Study Term

If you are admitted in the double degree program in Business Administration and Financial Mathematics you will complete three work terms of four months each. This double degree program does not allow for varied sequencing.

**Work/Study Sequence, Business and Financial Mathematics Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term
5	Study Term	Study Term

If you are in the Business Administration (WLU) and Mathematics program (UW) you will complete three or four co-op work terms of four months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Business and Mathematics (UW) Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Work Term 1	Study Term
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3 or Study Term	Work Term 3 or Study Term	Study Term
5	Optional Work Term 4 or Study Term	Study Term	Study Term

If you are in the Business Technology Management co-op program you will complete an eight-month work term from September through April and a four-month work term from September through December.

**Work/Study Sequence, Business Technology Management Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term
3	Work Term 1	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term

If you are admitted into Computer Science co-op you will complete three work terms of four-months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Computer Science Co-op**
Year	Fall (September - December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term
3	Work Term 1	Study Term	Work Term 2
4	Study Term	Work Term 3	Study Term

If you are admitted into Data Science co-op you will complete three work terms of four-months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Data Science Co-op**
Year	Fall (September - December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term
3	Work Term 1	Study Term	Work Term 2
4	Study Term	Work Term 3	Study Term

If you are admitted into Economics co-op you will complete three work terms of four months each.

**Work Study Sequence, Economics Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May-August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Work Term 2	Study Term
4	Work Term 3	Study Term	Study Term

If you are admitted to Geography and Environmental Studies Co-op in fall 2025 or later, you will complete three work terms of four months each.

**Work/Study Sequence, Geography and Environmental Studies Co-op**
Year	Fall (September - December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term
3	Work Term 1	Study Term	Work Term 2
4	Study Term	Work Term 3	Study Term

If you are admitted to the Professional Experience Program (PEP), which is available to students Honours Computer Science you will complete one work term lasting from 12 to 16 months.

**Work Study Sequence, PEP Co-op**
Year	Fall (September - December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Break
3	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term
4	Work Term	Work Term	Work Term
5	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term

If you are admitted to the Science co-op program, you will complete two work terms of four months each, in the summer following your second and third years of study.

**Work/Study Sequence, Science Co-op**
Year	Fall (September-December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 1
3	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term 2
4	Study Term	Study Term

If you are admitted to the User Experience Design co-op program which is available to students Honours Computer Science you will complete one work term lasting from 12 to 16 months.

**Work/Study Sequence, User Experience Design Co-op**
Year	Fall (September - December)	Winter (January - April)	Spring (May - August)
1	Study Term	Study Term	Break
2	Study Term	Study Term	Break
3	Study Term	Study Term	Work Term
4	Work Term	Work Term	Work Term
5	Study Term	Study Term	Study Term

Work-Study Sequences

Arts

Business

Business and Computer Science (Laurier)

Business and Computer Science (UW)

Business and Financial Mathematics (Laurier)

Business and Mathematics (UW)

Business Technology Management

Computer Science

Data Science

Economics

Geography and Environmental Studies

Professional Experience Program

Science

User Experience Design

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