____ 2980 - Cooperative Education

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(vocational) A planned academic program allowing students to blend classroom theory with related work experience. Prerequisites: Consent of Cooperative Education Director and approval of appropriate faculty member. (Six and one half hours lecture per student, 70 hours work experience equates to one credit hour) A maximum of 12 hours of independent study, cooperative education, and internship credits may be used to fulfill requirements for AA, AS, or AAS degrees at Northwest College. Not more than six of these hours may be in any one of the three areas. These courses normally will count as elective credit.