Graduate Co-op Program - About Us
Graduate Co-op at Georgia Tech is an innovative approach to experiential learning. The program was established in 1983 and is currently the largest such program in the U.S for science and engineering. The program provides all graduate students at Georgia Tech the opportunity to work with leaders in their respective areas of study in industry and government. Students receive approval from their major school to work full or part-time assignments during any semester, but may not work more than two consecutive semesters before returning to school for classes.
Program Eligibility
"Georgia Tech graduate students in all majors are eligible to participate in the Graduate Co-op Program. To participate, students obtain approval from their academic advisor and apply through the Division of Professional Practice (DOPP) Graduate Co-op Program. Students must have completed at least one academic semester of graduate study at Georgia Tech prior to beginning a graduate co-op work assignment.* Students receiving undergraduate degrees from Georgia tech who have been admitted to a Georgia Tech academic program may begin working during their first semester of graduate study.
*NOTE: Students on F-1 visas must be enrolled in a U.S. college or university for a minimum of 9 months before they can receive work authorization to work off campus in the U.S.
Summer 2008 Work Assignmnets
556 graduate students registered as Georgia Tech Graduate Co-ops during the Summer 2008 semester working with 261 different employers. the Top 10 Employers in terms of number Georgia Tech Grad Co-ops hired this summer are:
28
IBM
Various, most in Hawthorne, NY
22
Microsoft
Most in Redmond, WA
18
Intel
Mos in Hillsboro, OR
16
Qualcomm
San Diego
15
Texas Instruments
Dallas area
12
Adobe
San Jose, CA
12
Mountain View, CA
11
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
10
Cisco Systems
San Jose, CA
9 Motorola
Various, most in Chicago area
