Lakehead University Careers & Work Experience
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Co-op, internships, research, and outcome questions. This focused guide keeps the detailed tables, official sources, and practical next steps in one manageable reading path.
The short answer
- Co-op at Lakehead is program-specific. You apply and meet eligibility steps.
- You must complete a mandatory non-credit prep course. It covers resumes and co-op rights.
- You find your own co-op job. The Co-op Office helps, but placement is not guaranteed.
- Each four-month work term needs a work-term report and an employer evaluation. Monitoring check-ins also apply.
- The co-op application fee is $30. Late applications pay $50 more, for $80 total.
Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
Lakehead co-op is program-specific and placement is not guaranteed
Lakehead describes co-op as formal curricular work experience within approved degrees. Students complete application and eligibility steps, a mandatory non-credit preparation course, and a supported independent job search. Career Services helps, but the student remains responsible for securing a suitable position.
Business Administration
Honours Commerce specializations; Global Entrepreneurship and Business Administration at Orillia
Science and Environmental Studies
Computer Science, Physics, Environmental Sustainability, Geography, and Kinesiology
Engineering
Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Electrical Lakehead–Georgian, Mechanical, Software, and Mechatronics
Natural Resources Management
Forestry and Environmental Management
Verify the application window in mySuccess
Lakehead’s current co-op pages are not perfectly aligned on the first day of one Fall application window. Students should follow their live mySuccess instructions and faculty adviser rather than copying an isolated calendar date from a search result.
Compare work-term structures in the Ontario universities with co-op guide.
Supported independent job-search model
Current program · Published for this period
Lakehead states that all co-op students are responsible for finding their own positions, with assistance from the Co-op Office. Students complete a mandatory, non-credit, asynchronous Co-op Preparation Course covering resumes, skill identification, and co-op rights and obligations, and each four-month work term requires a work-term report and an employer evaluation plus monitoring check-ins.
Lakehead does not guarantee a co-op placement—do not present co-op availability as a job promise.
Applies to: All applicants
Lakehead University: Co-op guide: eligibility, windows, fees, and work terms · Verified August 14, 2026
Undergraduate co-op options by faculty
Current program list · Published for this period
Published co-op options span Business Administration (Accounting, Finance, Human Resources Management/Industrial Relations, Business Analytics and Information Systems, Marketing, plus Orillia's Global Entrepreneurship and Business Administration), Science and Environmental Studies (Computer Science, Physics, Orillia's Environmental Sustainability, and Geography streams), Kinesiology, all seven Engineering routes including Electrical Lakehead–Georgian, and Natural Resources Management (Forestry and Environmental Management).
Applies to: All applicants
Lakehead University: Undergraduate co-op program options by faculty · Verified August 14, 2026
Co-op application fees and windows
Official-source conflict · Current published windows
The co-op guide lists a $30 application fee, with late applications paying an additional $50 for an $80 total, plus a Co-op Participation Fee charged at work-term registration. Published application windows: Winter work terms August 1 to September 30 and Summer work terms October 1 to October 31. For Fall work terms the guide publishes April 2 to April 30 while the co-op landing page publishes March 1 to April 30—the two pages disagree on the opening date.
Until Lakehead reconciles its Fall-window dates, follow the live instructions in mySuccess and your faculty adviser rather than an isolated calendar date.
Applies to: All applicants
Lakehead University: Co-op guide: eligibility, windows, fees, and work terms · Verified August 14, 2026
Program-embedded placements beyond co-op
Current programs · Published for this period
Some Lakehead degrees embed supervised placements directly in the curriculum: fourth-year Outdoor Recreation students complete Outdoor Recreation 4920 – Career Explorations, a supervised placement with an external outdoor recreation, parks, or tourism organization, and the Bora Laskin JD's Integrated Practice Curriculum builds skills training into all three years of law study.
Applies to: All applicants
Lakehead University: Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism program page · Verified August 14, 2026
Official co-op sources
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison, but official university pages remain the source of truth for program requirements, tuition, residence, scholarships, deadlines, and policy changes.
Prepared by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology