Co-ops, internships & clinicals build on academic and career interests through structured and supervised experiences in the workplace

What are co-ops, internships and clinicals?

Co-ops, internships and clinicals are structured and supervised experiences in the workplace related to academic and career interests.

By the Numbers

  • $20,075
    Average earnings for six-month co-ops
  • 360+
    Employers who have hired undergraduate co-op students
  • 149
    Co-op employers

Meet Our Students

SGA President Lisa Degou and student Trustee Lindy Reed chat with Chancellor Jacquie Moloney at their monthly lunch.
Lisa Degou '18
Political Science & Mathematics

As Student Government Association president, Lisa Degou meets with Chancellor Moloney every month to negotiate for student interests.

I fell in love with all the opportunities and the diversity here.
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Nicole Hayek sings the national anthem before the UMass Lowell men's basketball game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Tsongas Center
Nicole Hayek '19
Marketing

Nicole Hayek came to the Manning School of Business to prepare for a career in marketing. Along the way, she's been able to fulfill her passion for music.

Music has always been my biggest dream, but I'm so thankful for the opportunities that UMass Lowell has given me. The array of opportunities here is never-ending.
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Nicole Haas sits at a table and works at her laptop at Revive Recovery Center in front of a decorated blackboard
Nicole Haas '18, '20
Public Health

Nicole Haas always knew she wanted a career helping people. The Master of Public Health major landed an internship with the Revive Recovery Center and is taking on one of the most challenging public health crises of the last 20 years: the opioid epidemic.

These face-to-face experiences are how I learned so much about the recovery community and how to continue finding ways to help people and prevent fatal outcomes.
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Maylis Brito stands in front of a Kronos sign
Maylis Brito '20
Finance

Thanks to her co-op and internship experiences at Kronos, business administration major Maylis Brito has broadened her career options beyond her concentration in finance.

Now that I’ve worked in marketing, I’m not just theorizing about my future; it’s actually something I can see myself getting into.
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Jennifer Schultz posing during a hike between two large red rocks
Jennifer Schultz '21
Mechanical Engineering

When she was younger, Jennifer Schultz didn’t want to be an engineer. Yet here she is, a summer intern in the office of Nonspec, a company that offers low-cost prosthetic limb systems. She even trekked to India with UMass Lowell’s B.V.B. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.

There was no way I was going to be an engineer.
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