Home About Contact Resources Process & Guidelines Accreditation Standards 1.) Mission and Goals 2.) Institutional Relationships 3.) Employer Partnerships 4.) Student Learning Environment Cooperative education and academic internship programs effectively select, prepare, engage, and monitor employers so that students achieve learning outcomes consistent with program goals. In addition, employers are included in periodic reviews of program effectiveness. Cooperative education and academic internship programs are expected to demonstrate how the institution has effectively included them as an integral part of the academic program and how it has implemented policies to achieve mission and goals. Strong institutional relationships help to determine program quality. Cooperative education and academic internship programs are expected to have mission and goals that clearly define its purpose in the context of its host institution, describe how the mission will be achieved, how the mission and goals were developed, and how they will be evaluated in concert with program effectiveness. 5.) Assessment and Evaluation Cooperative education and academic internship programs are expected to provide an environment at employer locations that supports the achievement of student learning outcomes. In addition, the program demonstrates that a student learning and development approach guides preparation, reflection, and monitoring activities. Cooperative education and academic internship programs demonstrate the effective use of student learning assessment process for each work term. In addition, the program has an assessment process that evaluates its overall effectiveness and its impact upon its constituencies. Co-op and Academic Internship Standards Copyright © 2024 ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CO-OP & INTERNSHIP Co-op Standards Academic Internship Standards