Submitting Your Co-op Offer

Follow these steps to submit your co-op offer for approval.

Undergraduate Co-op Program

ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY:

Fill out the NCE Co-op Eligibility form in Handshake (click here for the form), or follow these steps:

1.      Visit Njit.JoinHandshake.com and login.

2.      Click Career Center > Surveys > Cooperative Education (CO-OP) Eligibility Application

If your eligibility is approved, you can continue to process your offer.

PROCESSING YOUR OFFER:

1.      Visit Njit.JoinHandshake.com and login.

2.      Click Career Center > Experiences > Submit Experience.

3.      You will need the following information to fill out your Experience Form:

  • Faculty Co-op Advisor (click here to find your advisor).
  • Your co-op course number (click here to find your Co-op course number based on your major).
  • Your Job Offer (including position title, Supervisor's name and contact information (email address and/or phone number), Start date and end date of the position, job description of the position’s tasks/responsibilities (must relate to student’s major and/or career objectives), number of hours student will be working per week (40 hours full-time maximum), Salary).
  • Your supervisor’s contact information (or that of an HR representative)
  • The course / section of any other classes you may be taking (up to two additional for domestic students).
  • Three learning objectives for your co-op course. (Click here for sample learning objectives you can use.)
  • A digital copy of your unofficial transcript.

4.      Once you have submitted your Experience Form for approval, it will go through the following approval chain:
Faculty Co-op Advisor (the professor for your co-op class) > Supervisor > Career Development Services > Office of Global Initiatives (if required).

5.      When your Experience Form is approved, you are cleared to begin your co-op by your start date.

COMMUNICATION AFTER APPROVAL:

Once the co-op has been approved, you will receive a confirmation email from Handshake. Your employer should also reach out to send you a list of requirements prior to your first day. If you don’t receive more information from your supervisor, please reach out to them directly. Keep an eye out from communication from your Faculty Co-op Advisor for any information about what is required for your Co-op course.

Click here to read the most frequently asked questions that students have before they start a co-op.

If you have any questions about the NCE Co-op program, you are welcome to contact Nayelli Perez - Director, Undergraduate Engineering Co-op at nayelli.perez@njit.edu. Students who want to go over their Co-op job search can make an appointment with their career advisor in Handshake, and can find their career advisor at this link.