<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"> <div class="WordSection1"> Dear Russ College students,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Do you have a co-op or internship this spring? We hope you’ll tell us about it, and that you’ll complete the attached “course registration form” to be registered for ET 1910/2910/3910/4910, a one credit-hour course that will list your co-op/internship experience on your transcript.  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> There are no meeting times for the class. You’ll complete an evaluation at the end of your work term and your co-op/internship supervisor will complete an evaluation at the end of your work term. You will also write a brief summary of what you did during your co-op/internship at the end of the spring semester.  It’s a quick and simple way to obtain academic credit for your work experience.  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Benefits of enrolling in ET 1910/2910/3910/4910<o:p></o:p> ·         Financial aid main points<o:p></o:p> –      Scholarships are deferred while you’re working<o:p></o:p> –      Grants are readjusted<o:p></o:p> –      Don’t make loan payments because you are registered for the course<o:p></o:p> –      Can receive loans<o:p></o:p> We suggest you call Financial Aid to work out details with them and ask any questions you may have<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       As part of the Ohio Guarantee Tuition Plan, a student in an approved internship and/or co-op through his or her college may be granted additional semester(s) at his/her established cohort rate equal to the semesters s/he was enrolled in internship/co-op credit  <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/guarantee/exceptions.cfm">https://www.ohio.edu/guarantee/exceptions.cfm</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       Still qualify for health insurance<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       Released from Residence Hall housing contract<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       Counts toward electives for ETM majors <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       Listed on student transcripts as “Cooperative Education Field Experience I”, II, etc.  Many employers prefer to see a supervised experience on transcripts<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       Prerequisite to employment for some employers, since enrollment in such a course fits the legal requirements outlined in Ohio Revised Code Section 4141.01(B)(3)(e)(ii). These employers will contact the Office of Professional Experiences to verify enrollment.<o:p></o:p>                 <a href="http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4141.01"> http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4141.01</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> •       May count toward the requirements to obtain the Professional Engineer (PE) license.  In Ohio, as in many states, co-op and internship experience counts toward the 4-year field work requirement to obtain the PE license.  Note: only experience from the completion of the sophomore year onward applies.<o:p></o:p>                 <a href="http://peps.ohio.gov/"> http://peps.ohio.gov/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Deadline to return the form of your choice is Friday, November 18, 2016.   <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Brenda Sinclair, BBA Administrative Specialist Office of Professional Experiences<o:p></o:p> Stocker Center 120 1 Ohio University Athens OH <a href="tel:45701-2979">45701-2979</a> T: <a href="tel:740.593.1618">740.593.1618</a><o:p></o:p> F: <a href="tel:740.593.4960">740.593.4960</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:sinclab1@ohio.edu">sinclab1@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <img border="0" width="237" height="67" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D08CCA.047715A0" alt="cid:image002.gif@01CDB91B.85A1A030"><o:p></o:p> Russ College of Engineering and Technology<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <img border="0" width="115" height="39" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D08CCA.047715A0" alt="cid:image004.png@01CDB91B.85A1A030"><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.ohio.edu/engineering">www.ohio.edu/engineering</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ohio.engineering">www.facebook.com/ohio.engineering</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/russcollege">www.twitter.com/russcollege</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

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