Cooperative Education
Cooperative education provides undergraduate chemical engineering students with the opportunity to alternate between semesters of full-time school or work beginning in the sophomore year. While it is not mandatory, cooperative education is encouraged. Courses are arranged such that chemical engineering students can finish in five years with four or five work terms. The start date and number of co-op terms are flexible. Courses are offered at least twice a year to accommodate co-op schedules. The typical chemical engineering co-op student earns in excess of $3,000 per month during their work term. Most co-op students receive offers for full time employment from their co-op employers as they begin their senior year. 

The following is a partial list of companies our students have worked or are working for:

Ashland	Honda
BP	Mead Westvaco
Cargill	Panasonic
Cleveland Clinic	Procter & Gamble
Cornerstone Research	Rohm and Haas
DAP	Tate and Lyle
Delphi	University of Dayton Research Institute
GE Plastics	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

The Career Services Center provides students the necessary support (résumé writing, interview skills, setting up interviews, registration, etc.) to facilitate job placement and to maintain full-time student status.

Academic Opportunities
The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering offers chemical engineering students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemical engineering together — in only five years. The 5-year B.S./M.S. program is a popular choice for students who plan to pursue graduate studies in chemical engineering. Research assistantships, including full tuition and a stipend, are available for this program during the student's fifth year.

Professional Organizations
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the Society for Advancement of Materials Process Engineering (SAMPE) are student chapters of national organizations that provide students with academic and social involvement. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a non-profit educational service organization dedicated to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education. For more information, contact Dr. Becky Blust.

UD has one of the largest numbers of service/technical fraternities and sororities of any college campus in the United States. Visit the student activities page to learn more about other engineering organizations available in the School of Engineering.