Admission Interview

Applicants to Arts Co-op, Business and Economics Co-op, or Science Co-op:

• If you apply to a co-op program requiring a minimum first-year grade point average (GPA) we will send you an email to let you know whether you are eligible for an interview. We began sending messages in late July, but some students won’t receive a message until late August or early September because we have many applications to process.
   
• If you have met the minimum GPA, we will invite you to schedule an interview. Most interviews are held in September, but interviews for Business and Economics students may continue into early October.
   
• If you are granted an interview, please bring two copies of your resume to the Co-op Office on the second floor at 192 King Street North at least 48 hours (two business days) before your interview. (There is no access to our office outside of business hours. If your interview is on a Monday, please make sure we receive your application by the previous Thursday. If your interview is on a Tuesday, please make sure we receive your resume by the previous Friday morning.)
   
• The deadline for eligible students to schedule interviews for admission to Arts Co-op or Science Co-op is Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
   
• The deadline for eligible students to schedule interviews for admission to Business and Economics Co-op is Monday, September 23, 2013.

• We will not accept resumes by email. If you are unable to bring your resume to the Co-op Office in person, you may send two copies by fax to 519.884.8829, two business days before your interview.
   
• Please follow the link to review a sample resume.
   
• You are welcome to consult the interview guide provided by the Career Centre, but the department’s staff members will not provide personal assistance to students preparing for co-op admission interviews. 
   
• Please arrive ten minutes before your interview, you need time to be photographed and to read the  introductory statement that includes evaluation criteria.
   
• BBA students will also need to complete a form indicating which sequence of work and study they prefer. Please follow this link for more information about the sequence and the preference form.
   
• Your interview is your only opportunity to tell us about your experience in each of the four categories we consider: work experience from the beginning of grade 11 to the end of the summer before your second year; volunteer service and extracurricular activities from grade 11 to the end of Orientation Week before your second year;  academic record in your first year at Laurier; performance during the interview.
   
• When considering the information you provide in the interview about your work and volunteer & extracurricular activities, we consider what you did, the time commitment involved, and how you performed in the interview to provide this information. We rank those students most highly who are able to articulate leadership roles, positions of responsibility, and/or experience in an office or professional environment, while maintaining a consistent level of involvement and a full work record from grade 11 through the end of Orientation Week.
   
• While co-ordinators will review your resume for accuracy, the information you provide during the interview will be assessed during the admission process.

Admission Decisions

• Applicants from Arts and Science will learn on September 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. whether they are being offered admission to the Co-op Option. The deadline for accepting the offer of admission is Monday, September 23.

• Applicants from Business and Economics will get a message about admission decisions on their Laurier email on Friday, October 4, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. The deadline for accepting the offer of admission is Monday, October 7, 2013.

• The only entry point for co-op is at the beginning of second year. Students who are removed from their academic program are not eligible to continue in co-op, even if they are later reinstated into that program.

Extenuating Circumstances

If you would like us to consider extenuating circumstances that may have an impact on your performance during the interview, or that may have had an impact on your marks in first year, on your ability to work, or on your ability to participate in volunteer service and extracurricular activities,  please follow this link and complete the documentation required to demonstrate your extenuating circumstances.

(Note: If you have trouble reaching our system to schedule an interview, please follow this link to try to resolve the problem. )