Cooperative Education

Polytechnic Institute of NYU's cooperative education program provides an opportunity for employers to connect with bright, diverse and hard-working NYU-Poly students. Students must be eligible to participate and employment opportunities must meet the requirements of the program.

Guidelines

Employers wishing to hire an NYU-Poly student through the co-op program must understand and comply with the guidelines below. Internships that do not meet these requirements may still be viable options for students outside of the co-op program.

• Employers must provide an offer letter on company letterhead with the following information:
  • company name
  • job title
  • detailed job description
  • start and end dates
  • salary
  • work location/address
  • number of hours per week of work
  • supervisor’s name, email, mailing address & phone number
• Employers must be willing to complete a mid-term and final evaluation of the student's work. You can preview this evaluation by clicking here.
• Employers must complete the required Employer Agreement Form before the student can begin working. You can preview this form, by clicking here.
• Employers hiring international students (F-1 or J-1 visa status) must wait until the student has obtained permission from NYU-Poly’s Office of International Students and Scholars before allowing the student to start the internship. Permission is granted for a defined period of time and must be obtained again when re-hiring a student for a new work term. Students are ineligible to work without an updated I-20.
• Employers cannot pay co-op students on an IRS 1099 form

• Work experiences must be related to the student's academic area of study
• Work experiences must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. As such, students must be paid at least minimum wage, unless the employer is a government agency (public sector) or a registered non-profit/charity. The Department of Labor outlines a six-point test regarding unpaid internships. Employers should consult legal counsel for more information.
• Work experiences must be at least 8 weeks AND 240 hours long
• Work experiences must not exceed 20 hours per week while classes are in session. Interns are permitted to work full-time during breaks.

• Students must be full-time NYU-Poly students
• Students must have completed at least 2 semesters of full-time study
• Students must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (graduate students) OR have a GPA of at least 2.5 (undergraduate students)

Employer Forms

• Employer Agreement Form
• Employer Mid-term/Final Evaluation Form