Engineering Professional Practice

Students undertake up to 12 weeks (3 credits) of full-time professional practice. Each 4 week block amounts to 200 hours of work experience, to earn 1 credit. Students must be supervised by an Engineer, preferably within their Engineering specialization and carry out practical work within the field of engineering. Students can either complete the 12 weeks in one block (3 credits), or break it into 2 or more blocks (such as 8 weeks on summer, 4 weeks the following summer). Students can undertake the professional practice at any time of the year but is preferable in summer between Junior and Senior years. Students must keep a logbook of their work and submit a short report that summarizes this work, in addition to a supervisor review, upon completion of the practicum.