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To be eligible for Co-op, students will have:

  • completed at least 60 hours (have junior standing)
  • completed all of the pre-business core courses
  • cumulative University of Arkansas GPA of at least 2.5 for 1 or 2 hours, or 2.75 for 3 hours*
  • no more than two D's in the pre-business core
  • a Co-op eligible job: one that is directly related to a student's major and career goals and will enable students to take classroom learning to work and bring on-the-job learning back to school

* Eligible students can receive up to three hours of upper level business elective credit per semester for up to six hours total of Co-op credit towards their major or 3 hours towards their business minor. Students working at a job that pertains to their major or business minor can receive the following number of credit hours based on GPA and hours worked per week:

  • 1 credit hour working at least 12 hours a week with a GPA of at least 2.5
  • 2 credit hours working at least 20 hours a week with a GPA of at least 2.5
  • 3 credit hours working at least 40 hours a week with a GPA of at least 2.75

 

Receiving Co-op Credit towards a Business Minor

Students with the following minors can potentially receive up to 3 hours of Co-op credit toward their minor for working at a job directly related to their minor:

Economics:

  • Required classes are ECON 2013 (Principles of Macroeconomics) and ECON 2023 (Principles of Microeconomics)
  • Co-op can take the place of up to 3 of the remaining 9 hours of 3000/4000 level ECON classes

Enterprise Resource Planning:

  • Required classes are WCOB 4213 (ERP Fundamentals) and WCOB 4223 (ERP Configuration and Implementation)
  • Co-op can take the place of up to 3 of the remaining 9 hours of 3000/4000 level elective classes

Finance:

  • Banking/Financial Management/Investment concentration:
    • Required classes are FINN 2043 (Financial Resources) and two of the following: FINN 3053 (Financial Markets and Institutions), FINN 3103 (Financial Modeling), and FINN 3703 (International Finance)
    • Co-op can take the place of up to 3 of the remaining 6 hours of 3000/4000 level FINN classes
  • Insurance/Real Estate concentration:
    • Co-op can take the place of up to 3 of the required 15 hours of 3000/4000 level FINN classes
    • (students should be aware of course pre-requisites before substituting Co-op)

Information Systems:

  • Required classes are ISYS 2263 (Introduction to Information Systems), ISYS 3253 (IT Infrastructure), ISYS 3293 (Systems Analysis and Design) and ISYS 3393 (Business Application Development Fundamentals)
  • Co-op can take the place of the 3 hour elective

 Management:

  • Required class is MGMT 4243 (Ethics and Corporate Responsibility)
  • Co-op can take the place of up to 3 of the remaining 12 hours of 3000/4000 level MGMT classes

Accounting, Financial Economics, Marketing and Transportation/Logistics minors cannot receive Co-op credit towards their minor. However, Co-op may count towards upper level business elective credit for their major. Check with an Advisor in the Undergraduate Programs Office if you have questions about Cooperative Education credit for majors and minors.

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