Congratulations! You’ve gotten a co-op or internship offer! What is the next step?
Carefully consider any offers you receive prior to accepting one. Once you accept an offer in any way, including verbally, the Career Center will expect you to honor your commitment. If you need more information before accepting, ask the employer further questions and talk over the offer with your career development advisor. Be aware of deadlines that employers may give you for accepting an offer. You will need a written offer letter from the company prior to registering your co-op or internship with Georgia Tech.
Steps to register your co-op or internship:
Step 1
- Complete the Experiential Learning Application (if already completed, please follow directions in Step 2.)
- Login to CareerBuzz
- From the menu on the left side of the Home page select “Resources”
- Under “My Quicklinks” select “SET APPLICANT TYPE/Submit Experiential Learning Application“
- Once your Experiential Learning application is approved, please follow the directions in Step 2 (allow 24 hours for approval).
Step 2
- Enter placement info in CareerBuzz:
- Login to CareerBuzz
- From the menu on the left side of the Home page select “Experiential Learning”
- Click on “Add New”
- Watch the embedded Experiential Learning video
- Complete the placement form available after you watch the video and then Submit
- Attach to completed placement form:
- Offer letter – Must include :
- start/end dates of co-op or internship,
- the total number of work hours/week
- exact address of work site
If your offer letter does not contain the information above, please request your employer to send you an email with the requested information and upload a screenshot of the email in the placement form.
- International students. Important additional information at:b.gatech.edu/2YTwZbL
Complete a new placement form before EACH semester’s work term.
Please note:
- You are REQUIRED to watch the “Work Term Essentials” presentation (embedded in the Placement form in CareerBuzz) to have your placement information approved.
UPDATED – Co-op and Internship Course Registration Process:
- If you are currently registered for classes, you MUST reduce your course load in order to be automatically registered for your COOP or INTN course. The maximum number of credit hours allowed for fall or spring semester is 21 and for the summer semester the maximum is 16. We cannot add your COOP or INTN course to your schedule if in doing so your schedule will exceed the maximum number of hours for the semester. Your registration will NOT be processed until you have reduced your course load. Please communicate with your Career Center advisor to discuss your options if you have any questions.
- Students approved for internships and co-op courses (for audit hours) through the Career Center will be automatically registered by the Office of the Registrar based on the scheduled dates listed below:
Weekly Registration Dates: SUMMER 2024 REGISTRATION Students whose Placement forms have been approved will be enrolled in the appropriate COOP/INTN audit course by Career Center Staff. Registration began on Thursday, April 11th, 2024 and continue each Monday through the end of Summer 2024 registration (Friday, May 17th, 2024 @ 4p). |
- International students will not be able to drop their registration in an CO-OP or INTN course, unless authorized by OIE
Special Instructions to cancel your Housing Contract during your work term: Remember you must be working 25 miles or more away from the Georgia Tech campus to cancel your housing contract without a penalty.
- Complete your Placement form in CareerBuzz following the instructions above
- Use the following link to complete the DocuSign request: https://bit.ly/3ebMEwu
- Once you receive the completed/approved cancellation form through DocuSign, cancel your housing through the Starrez system and upload your signed cancellation form
Timeline and Deadlines
Fall 2024
07-Aug-2024 – Offer Letter Received by student
16-Aug-2024 – Deadline for F-1 Students to register co-op/internship
23-Aug-2024 – Deadline for domestic students to register co-op/internship
05-Aug-2024 – Earliest date F-1 students may begin work
19-Aug-2024 – Fall classes begin – first day of Fall work term
12-Dec-2024 – Last day of work for Fall 2024 Degree Candidates
03-Jan-2025 – Last day of work for Fall 2024
12-Dec-2024 – END OF FALL TERM
Spring 2025
26-Dec-2024 – Offer Letter Received by student
03-Jan-2025 – Deadline for F-1 Students to register co-op/internship
10-Jan-2025 – Deadline for domestic students to register their Co-op/Internship
16-Dec-2024 – Earliest date F-1 Students may begin work
06-Jan-2025 – Spring classes begin – first day of Spring work term
01-May-2025 – Last day of work for Spring 2025 Degree Candidates
09-May-2025 – Last day of work for Spring 2025
01-May-2025 – END OF SPRING TERM
Summer 2025
05-May-2025 – Offer Letter Received by student
09-May-2025 – Deadline for F-1 Students to submit their Co-op/Internship placement form
16-May-2025 – Deadline for domestic students to submit their Co-op/Internship placement form
05-May-2025 – Earliest date F-1 Students may begin work
12-May-2025 – Summer classes begin – first day of Summer work term
31-July-2025 – Last day of work for Summer 2025 Degree Candidates
15-Aug-2025 – Last day of work for Summer 2025
31-July-2025 – END OF SUMMER TERM