Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Careers & Work Experience
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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
- Memorial runs co-op in named programs only, not across the whole university. Check the list before you apply.
- Work terms cost a flat $600.00 for N.L. residents and other Canadians, and $1,020.00 for international students, per work term.
- The Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) takes five years with three mandatory work terms. Placements are paid.
- Memorial publishes a 100 per cent work-term placement rate for the B.Comm.(Co-op.). It was the first business degree in Canada accredited by CEWIL.
- Memorial states co-op students find work sooner and earn more than non-co-op graduates. No average co-op wage is published.
Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
Memorial co-op, work terms, and career outcomes
Memorial says it started one of the first three co-op education programs in Canada. Co-op is a real part of the school, not just an add-on. But it is not for every program. It runs in a named list of programs. Each work term has its own flat charge. You pay this on top of your academic-semester tuition.
Memorial's place in Canadian co-op history
Memorial's co-operative education office says this. Memorial University started one of the first three co-operative education programs in Canada.
Which programs run co-op
Archaeology, Applied Psychological Science, Biology, Business (B.Comm.), Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Physics, Political Science, and Psychology at the undergraduate level, with Folklore, Scientific Computing and several master's routes above them.
What a work term costs
Work terms are billed as a flat charge, not per credit hour. The charge is $600.00 for N.L. residents and other Canadians and permanent residents. It is $1,020.00 for international students. This is per work term.
Bachelor of Commerce placement
Memorial publishes a 100 per cent work-term placement rate for the B.Comm.(Co-op.) and states it was the first business degree in Canada to be accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL). The degree runs five years with three mandatory work terms, and placements are paid.
Where students have worked
Memorial lists placements across Canada and in Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Zimbabwe.
What Memorial claims about outcomes
Memorial states that co-op students gain employment sooner after graduation than non-co-op graduates. It says they have higher salaries. It says they are more likely to find employment related to their degree area. It does not publish an average co-op wage or an employer count on the pages reviewed for this guide.
A work term is a billed term, not a free year off
Memorial charges a flat fee for co-operative education work terms. It does not charge by credit hour. The fee is $600.00 per work term for Newfoundland and Labrador residents and other Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The fee is $1,020.00 per work term for international students. A five-year Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) has three mandatory work terms. So the work-term charges across the degree are $1,800 for domestic students, or $3,060 for international students. Placements are paid, so you normally earn the charge back. But it belongs in the budget, not in a footnote.
What Memorial does not publish about co-op
Memorial says co-op students gain employment sooner after graduation. It says they have higher salaries. It says they are more likely to find employment related to their degree area than non-co-op graduates. But the co-operative education pages reviewed for this guide publish no average co-op wage. They publish no total employer count. They publish no standard work-term length. The one hard placement number Memorial does publish is the 100 per cent work-term placement rate for the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative). Memorial also claims it was the first business degree in Canada accredited by CEWIL. For anything else, ask the individual program's co-op coordinator. Do not trust an aggregator figure.
Memorial's place in Canadian co-op history
Institutional history · Published for this period
Memorial's co-operative education office says this. Memorial University started one of the first three co-operative education programs in Canada.
Applies to: All applicants
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Co-operative education at Memorial · Verified August 16, 2026
Which programs run co-op
Current programs · Published for this period
Memorial lists co-op in Archaeology, Applied Psychological Science, Biology, Business (B.Comm.), Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Physics, Political Science, and Psychology, with graduate co-op routes in Folklore, Scientific Computing, Computer Science, Economics, and Political Science.
Co-op is not university-wide. If your program is not on this list there is no co-op stream to opt into.
Applies to: All applicants
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Co-operative education at Memorial · Verified August 16, 2026
What Memorial claims about co-op outcomes
Current positioning · Published for this period
Memorial states that co-op students gain employment sooner after graduation, have higher salaries, and are more likely to find employment related to their degree area than non-co-op graduates.
This is a directional claim without a published comparison dataset attached on the page reviewed.
Applies to: All applicants
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Co-operative education at Memorial · Verified August 16, 2026
Average co-op earnings and employer counts
2027 pending · Current program
Memorial does not publish an average co-op wage, a total employer count, or a standard work-term length on the co-operative education pages reviewed for this guide.
Ask the individual program's co-op coordinator for placement statistics rather than relying on any figure quoted on an aggregator site.
Applies to: All applicants
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Co-operative education at Memorial · Verified August 16, 2026
Where Memorial co-op students have worked
Current program · Published for this period
Memorial lists placements throughout Canada and internationally in Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Zimbabwe.
Applies to: All applicants, International
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Co-operative education at Memorial · Verified August 16, 2026
Bachelor of Commerce work-term placement
Current program · Published for this period
Memorial publishes a 100 per cent work-term placement rate for the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) and states that it was the first business degree in Canada to be accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL). Placements are paid, and the degree carries three mandatory work terms across five years.
The 100 per cent figure is Memorial's own published placement rate and is not accompanied by a cycle year on the page reviewed.
Applies to: All applicants
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Business programs overview and co-op placement rate · Verified August 16, 2026
What co-op costs the student
2026-27 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Work terms are billed at a flat $600.00 for N.L. residents and other Canadian citizens and permanent residents and $1,020.00 for international students, per work term, rather than per credit hour.
International students pay 70 per cent more per work term than domestic students — a cost that compounds across a three-work-term degree.
Applies to: All applicants, International
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Undergraduate tuition rates per credit hour · Verified August 16, 2026
Career Planning
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Official Sources and Next Steps
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Prepared by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed August 16, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology