The UMass Lowell (UML) Undergraduate Professional Cooperative Education program combines classroom-based education with work experience. Commonly known as “co-op”, this valuable experience is an academic program designed to complement a student’s formal education with paid practical work related to the student’s academic major.
What is Co-op for Undergraduates at UML?
- A full-time, paid work experience with an industry partner, usually for 6 months.
- A program for undergraduates that alternates a semester of on-campus classes with work in industry.
- A three-phase series of courses including a pre-co-op preparation course, the co-op work experience, and a post-co-op reflection seminar.
- A structured, voluntary program for full-time undergraduate students in the Francis College of Engineering, Kennedy College of Sciences, Manning School of Business, Department of Economics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Applied Biomedical Sciences (Clinical Science option) majors.
4800+
Co-op Experiences
$86,000,000+
Earned by UML Students
900
Unique Employers
“No matter how well a course prepares you technically, there are things you can only learn in a professional environment. This co-op gave me the confidence that I can thrive.”
-Veronica Arutyunyants, ’26
Software Engineer Co-op at ASMPT NEXX, Inc.
