Management Co-op

Assistant Director: P. Brown (416-287-7421)  Email: mgmtcoop.utsc@utoronto.ca
Management Co-op Academic Director: S. Ahmed  E-mail: mgmtss.utsc@utoronto.ca
Management and International Business Academic Director: J. Trougakos
E-mail: mibss@utsc.utoronto.ca
Double Degree in Quantitative Finance and Statistics Co-op Supervisor of Studies: S. Damouras 
E-mail: sdamouras@utsc.utoronto.ca

The Management Co-op Programs are enriched programs that combine academic studies with paid work experience in public and private enterprises. Depending on their needs and abilities students work in areas such as accounting, public administration, auditing, communications, economic development, finance, human resources/personnel, information systems, marketing, policy, and strategic planning. For information about the benefits of Co-op, the work term preparation course and fees, please visit the Management Co-op website.

Full Year/Trimester Programming

The Management Co-op programs operate on a trimester schedule, featuring three terms (Fall, Winter and Summer) in each Calendar year. Students work or study in all three terms for four years or until graduation requirements are met. With the exception of the Double Degree (Co-op) programs that require nine (9) four-month terms of study, each Management (Co-op) program requires eight (8) four-month terms of study and three work terms. Students normally begin with three to five study terms (Fall, Winter, and Summer), then alternate study and work terms. Students always conclude their degree with a study term.

Program Requirements

Co-op students follow the course requirements of one of the Specialist programs offered by the Department of Management. Also, all Co-op students must take MGTA38H3 before their first work term. In the first two years of study, most students will follow a common core curriculum of studies (please refer to the detailed requirements in the Management Co-op programs). Students are advised to consult regularly with the Academic Director if they have questions regarding course selection and scheduling. It is, however, the student's individual responsibility to ensure they have completed the correct courses to make them eligible for each work term and they have correctly completed program and degree requirements for graduation.

Work Terms

To compete for a work term a student must maintain a 2.5 CGPA, and must have completed:

  1. For the first work term:
    1. Management Co-op

      7.0 credits, including: MGEA02H3, MGEA06H3, MGAB01H3, MGAB02H3, MGMA01H3, MGHA12H3, MGTA38H3, and MATA34H3. However, MATA29H3/A30H3/A31H3/A32H3 and MATA33H3/MATA35H3/MATA36H3/MATA37H3 may also be used to satisfy the calculus requirement.

      MIB
      7.0 credits, including: MGEA02H3, MGEA06H3, MGAB01H3, MGAB02H3, MGIA01H3, MGIA12H3, MGTA38H3, and MATA34H3. However, MATA29H3/MATA30H3/MATA31H3/MATA32H3 and MATA33H3/MATA35H3/MATA36H3/MATA37H3 may also be used to satisfy the calculus requirement.

      Double Degree
      7.0 credits, including: MGEA02H3, MGEA06H3, MGAB01H3, MGAB02H3, MGHA12H3, MGMA01H3, MGTA36H3, MGTA38H3, and MATA22H3, MATA31H3, and MATA37H3.

    2. Regular Co-op students will take Advancing Your Career Exploration (AYCE) Part l & ll COPB11H3 and COPB12H3.
      MIB students will take Advancing Your Career Exploration (AYCE) MIB Part l & ll COPB13H3 and COPB14H3. However, COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3) is available to all Co-op students during the summer.

  2. For the second work term: 9.0 credits.
  3. For the third work term: 11.0 credits.

Status in Co-op Programs

Status in a Management Co-op program will be determined at the end of each session (Fall, Winter, and Summer) for students who have attempted at least 4.0 credits since beginning their studies at UTSC, or in other Arts and Sciences Divisions at the University. Students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 or higher are considered to be in good standing.

  • Students whose CGPA falls below 2.5 and above 2.29 will be placed on probation.
  • Students may clear probation by achieving a CGPA of 2.5 or better in the next study session. Where the CGPA is below 2.5, but the sessional grade point average (SGPA) is at least 2.5, students may be granted a second probationary semester.
  • Students must clear their probation within a maximum of two study sessions to remain in a Co-op program.
  • Students on probation in the Co-op program may not apply for a work term until they have successfully cleared their probation. However, if a student's CGPA falls below 2.5 after having secured a job placement through the recruitment process, the student will be permitted to complete the work term but must clear probation before being permitted to participate in the next recruitment process.
  • Students whose CGPA falls below 2.3 will be removed from the Co-op program; students whose CGPA falls below 2.0 will be removed from all B.B.A. programs. A student may request reinstatement to a Specialist Non-Co-op program only, if they complete at least 2.0 credits (none of which can be designated as CR/NCR) in the following session and raise their CGPA to at least 2.0. This opportunity will be provided only once.

Status in Double Degree Co-op Programs

Status in the Double Degree: B.B.A, Specialist (Co-op) Program in Management and Finance/Hon.B.Sc., Specialist (Co-op) Program in Statistics, Quantitative Finance Stream will be determined at the end of each session (Fall, Winter, and Summer) for students who have attempted at least 4.0 credits since beginning their studies at UTSC, or in other Arts and Sciences Divisions at the University. Students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 or higher are considered to be in good standing.

  • To remain in the Double Degree (Co-op) program students must maintain a CGPA of 2.5 or higher after having attempted at least 4.0 credits.
  • Students whose CGPA falls below 2.5 and above 2.29 will be placed on probation.
  • Students may clear probation by completing at least 2.0 credits (none of which can be designated as CR/NCR) and achieving a CGPA of 2.5 or better in the next study session. 
  • Students who cannot clear probation in two consecutive sessions, or whose CGPA falls below 2.3, will be removed from the Double Degree (Co-op) program; these students can pursue a Double Degree Non-Co-op program, or one of the constituent Specialist Non-Co-op programs (i.e., the B.B.A. Specialist Program in Management and Finance, or the B.Sc. Specialist Program in Statistics, Quantitative Finance stream).

Management Co-op Courses

COPB10Y3 - Advancing Your Career Exploration

This preparatory course helps students navigate the challenges ahead in the world of Co-op and business. This course is highly interactive and practical, and is completed before students start seeking their Co-op work term opportunity. Management experienced Coordinators and expert guests instruct students on how to succeed in their work terms.

This course is a compulsory requirement for all Management Co-op programs. Students must pass this course before proceeding to seek for a work term opportunity, therefore, this course may be repeated.

Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Management Co-op programs.
Exclusion: [COPB11H3 and COPB12H3]; [COPB13H3 and COPB14H3]; (COPD07Y3); (COPD08Y3)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Note: 1. If you are enrolled in this course, you would not be required to complete: [COPB11H3 and COPB12H3] or [COPB13H3 and COPB14H3]. 2. UTSC internal applicants are accepted into the Management Co-op in early May.

COPB11H3 - Advancing Your Career Exploration Part I

This preparatory course helps students navigate the challenges ahead in the world of Co-op and business. This course is highly interactive and practical, and is completed before students start seeking their Co-op work term opportunity. Management experienced Coordinators, and expert guests instruct students on how to succeed in their work terms.

This course is a compulsory requirement for all Management Co-op programs. Students must pass this course before proceeding to seek for a work term opportunity, therefore, this course may be repeated.

Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Management Co-op programs.
Exclusion: COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3); (COPD08Y3)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Note: Students in their first year Management Co-op Programs will be core-loaded into this course.

COPB12H3 - Advancing Your Career Exploration Part II

This preparatory course helps students navigate the challenges ahead in the world of Co-op and business. This course is highly interactive and practical, and is completed before students start seeking their Co-op work term opportunity. Management experienced Coordinators and expert guests continue to instruct students on how to succeed in their work terms.

This course is a compulsory requirement for all Management Co-op programs. Students must pass this course before proceeding to seek a work term opportunity, therefore, this course may be repeated.

Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Management Co-op programs.
Exclusion: COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3); (COPD08Y3)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Note: Students in their first year Management Co-op Programs will be core-loaded into this course.

COPB13H3 - Advancing Your Career Exploration Management International Business Part I

This preparatory course helps Management International Business (MIB) students navigate the challenges ahead in the world of Co-op and business. This course is highly interactive, and practical, and is completed before students start seeking for their Co-op work term opportunity. Management experienced Coordinators and expert guests instruct students on how to succeed in their work terms.

This course is a compulsory requirement for the Management MIB Co-op program. Students need to pass this course before proceeding to seek a Co-op work term opportunity, therefore, this course may be repeated.

Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Management International Business Co-op program.
Exclusion: COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3); (COPD08Y3)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Note: Students in their first year Management International Business Co-op program will be core-loaded into this course.

COPB14H3 - Advancing Your Career Exploration Management International Business Part II

This preparatory course helps Management International Business (MIB) students navigate the challenges ahead in the world of Co-op and business. This course is highly interactive and practical, and is completed before students start seeking their Co-op work term opportunity. Management experienced Coordinators and expert guests continue to instruct students on how to succeed in their work terms.

This course is a compulsory requirement for the Management MIB Co-op program. Students need to pass this course before proceeding to seek a Co-op work term opportunity, therefore, this course may be repeated.

Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the Management International Business Co-op program.
Exclusion: COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3); (COPD08Y3)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Note: Students in their first year Management International Business Co-op program will be core-loaded into this course.

COPC07H3 - Management Co-op Work Term

In this course, Management Co-op students engage in a work term opportunity, which is a form of work-integrated learning, to improve their employability skills and workplace productivity by concentrating on key areas to foster their development.

Prerequisite: COPB10Y3/(COPD07Y3) or (COPD08Y3) or [COPB11H3 and COPB12H3] or [COPB13H3 and COPB14H3]; restricted to students in the Management Co-op and/or Management International Business Co-op programs.
Course Experience: Professional Work Term

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