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Honours students in the Faculty of Arts on the Waterloo campus may apply to co-op in their first year.
Beginning in fall 2024, Arts co-op will be available to honours students in the majors below. Students may take a second major, such as Film Studies, History, or Religion and Culture.
Through fall 2023, Arts co-op is available to honours students from the majors below. Students may take a second major, such as Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Medieval Studies or Women & Gender Studies.
**Students in English or Film Studies: If you intend to participate in the Vancouver Film School Pathway, you will not be eligible for co-op, because the VFS Pathways program requires you to relocate to Vancouver before the end of your first work term and limits your employment options for your second work term.
“My abstract understanding of international development has transformed into real-world insights about humanitarian work, public policy and foreign aid, through my co-op experience at War Child Canada.”
Hayley Newman-Petryshen, Global Studies, Class of 2021
Work/Study Sequence, Faculty of Arts Co-opBeginning with students admitted to co-op in 2024Students admitted to Faculty of Arts co-op in fall 2024 or later will complete three work terms of four months each. |
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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 |
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 |
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Industry |
First Work Term |
Second Work Term |
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Highest Salary |
Lowest Salary |
Highest Salary |
Lowest Salary |
|
Academic |
$640 |
minimum wage |
$765 |
minimum wage |
Federal |
$780 |
$757 |
$868 |
$757 |
Municipal |
$710 |
minimum wage |
$800 |
minimum wage |
Non-Profit |
$750 |
minimum wage |
$800 |
minimum wage |
Private |
$1,000 |
minimum wage |
$956 |
minimum wage |
Provincial |
$939 |
$939 |
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- |
Overall Average |
$671 |
Contact Us:
Waterloo Campus
E:
coopadmissions@wlu.ca
T:
519.884.0710 x4484
F:
519.884.8829
Office Location: 192 King Street North
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Brantford Campus
E:
coopadmissions@wlu.ca
T:
519.756.8228 x5844
Office Location: One Market - OM206