Laurentian University Careers & Work Experience
Sudbury, 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 Laurentian is program-specific. Current co-op programs are Computer Science and Engineering in Chemical, Mechanical/Mechatronic, and Mining.
- Computer Science co-op is for full-time B.Cosc. students who apply after first year and meet a 70% threshold in core courses and overall.
- Mechanical Engineering offers a five-year co-op option with 16 to 20 months of paid internships. Mining Engineering placements are recorded as an 'S' on the transcript.
- The co-op fee for 2026–2027 is $824.00 per work term. It is charged in addition to tuition and incidental fees.
- Laurentian publishes a 92.8% post-graduation employment rate within six months in Ontario. The school gives no cohort year or methodology link.
Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
Laurentian co-op is program-specific
The current School page lists Computer Science and Chemical, Mechanical/Mechatronic, and Mining Engineering. Architecture has its own required work-term sequence. Do not convert these routes into a promise that every degree has co-op or that a placement is guaranteed.
Computer Science
Co-op is available. Laurentian's current Engineering and Computer Science co-op page describes paid placements lasting four to sixteen months and reports recent Computer Science wages around $28 per hour, while warning that wages vary.
Chemical, Mechanical/Mechatronic, and Mining Engineering
The current school co-op page lists these Engineering disciplines and reports recent average wages of about $27.00 per hour in Chemical, $27.70 in Mechanical, and $29.59 in Mining. Mining Engineering publishes a four-month placement after second year and a sixteen-month placement after third year, recorded as an 'S' on the transcript with a 70% overall average required. Mechanical Engineering advertises a five-year co-op option with sixteen to twenty months of paid internship experience.
Architectural Studies
The BAS is 'strongly rooted in an innovative 28-week co-op education model' with one industry work term and one in an architecture or related design office. It is a program-specific route rather than proof that every Laurentian degree has co-op.
Business Administration and Sports Administration
The BBA co-op fits inside four years with a placement in the summer after second year and again from January to August before fourth year, requiring minimum C grades in core courses and a Faculty of Management interview. Sports Administration instead requires a four- to eight-month internship with a sports organization after third year.
Work-term fee
Laurentian's 2026–2027 administrative fee schedule lists a co-op fee of $824.00 per work term, charged on top of tuition and incidental fees.
Compare work-term structures in the Ontario universities with co-op guide.
Co-op is program-specific, not university-wide
Current program · Published for this period
Laurentian states that "Co-op opportunities are currently available to undergraduate students in: Computer Science, Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical/Mechatronic, Mining)." Placements run 4 to 16 months and "may begin in September, January, or May depending on program structure," and Laurentian notes that "Eligibility requirements and timing may vary by program" and that students must confirm their program and academic standing meet co-op requirements.
Do not read this as every Laurentian degree having co-op, or as a placement guarantee. Other programs use internships or practicums instead.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Engineering and Computer Science co-op: programs, placements, wages · Verified August 14, 2026
Published average co-op wages
Currently published averages · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Laurentian's co-op page reports recent average wages of about $28.00 per hour in Computer Science, $27.00 in Chemical Engineering, $27.70 in Mechanical Engineering, and $29.59 in Mining Engineering, with the caveat that "Average wages vary by employer, location, and work term."
These are averages Laurentian reports without an attached reporting year; treat them as directional rather than an offer you can count on.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Engineering and Computer Science co-op: programs, placements, wages · Verified August 14, 2026
Work-term structures differ by degree
Current programs · Published for this period
Mining Engineering co-op is two paid placements — "4-month placement after your second year" and a "16-month placement after your third year" — recorded as an 'S' on the transcript, with a 70% overall average required to stay in it. Mechanical Engineering advertises a five-year co-op option with "16 to 20 months of paid engineering internships." Computer Science co-op is open only to full-time B.Cosc. students who apply after first year and meet a 70% threshold in core courses and overall. Architectural Studies is "strongly rooted in an innovative 28-week co-op education model" with an industry work term and an architecture-office work term. Sports Administration requires a 4 to 8-month internship after third year. The BBA co-op fits inside four years with a summer placement after second year and a January-to-August placement before fourth year, requiring minimum C grades in core courses and a Faculty of Management interview. Kinesiology includes applied internships in the final year.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Mining Engineering (B.Eng.) program page · Verified August 14, 2026
Co-op work-term fee
2026–2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Laurentian's 2026-2027 administrative fee schedule lists a "Co-op fee/Work term" of $824.00, charged per work term in addition to tuition and incidental fees.
Fee amounts are subject to change; verify the schedule for the year you enter co-op.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: 2026–2027 incidental and administrative fees (SGA, AEF, co-op) · Verified August 14, 2026
Published employment outcome
University-published figure · Published for this period
Laurentian's future-student page publishes a 92.8% post-graduation employment rate within six months in Ontario.
Laurentian publishes this headline without an on-page graduating cohort year or methodology link; treat it as a marketing figure rather than an audited outcome.
Applies to: All applicants
Laurentian University: Future students landing page: campus, program, and outcome headlines · Verified August 14, 2026
Official experiential-learning 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