• Students participating in a co-op while enrolled at UNL must register for their college’s section of the university co-op course, UGEP 350 (0 credits, Pass/No Pass). Students on co-op may not enroll in other courses while participating in a co-op because it is a full-time employment experience (except in rare cases, as determined by your college career services/academic advisor).
• Enrolling in this course will allow UNL to report you as a full-time enrolled student ONLY for the purpose of preventing the start of a grace period on any student loans you may have borrowed from any lender, and to keep you connected to UNL while you may be away from campus during your co-op employment.
• Your full-time student status while on co-op is NOT the equivalent of taking 12 credit hours for the purpose of being awarded scholarships/aid that require full-time enrollment, nor for the purpose of student fee-based services (like Campus Recreation) because you are not paying student fees while on co-op.

Check the list of College Co-op Coordinators below and connect with your Co-op Coordinator.

• Adhere to the college and/or degree program’s requirements to pursue a co-op.
• Agree to NOT take additional courses while on co-op (except in rare circumstances, determined by your college career services/academic advisor), because a co-op is a full-time work experience.
• Agree to discuss plans with your college’s career services staff and/or academic advisor.
• Agree to maintain contact with your college’s career services staff and/or academic advisor while on co-op, including checking your university email regularly.
• Agree to comply with the policies of your employing organization while employed in the co-op.
• Pursuant to section 3306 C (10)C of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, agree that you understand that you are ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because of being employed for this co-op.

• If you have or will have a University Housing Contract for the academic year in which you intend to co-op, it is your responsibility to contact University Housing Contracts Office to decide to either (1) remain living on-campus while on a local co-op, or (2) cancel your housing contract for the term in which you are on co-op away from campus.
• University Housing may request a letter proving you are going on co-op. Please work with your college’s career services staff/academic advisor to obtain this letter.
• Contact University Housing Contracts at housing@unl.edu

• If you have scholarships, loans, grants, or other aid for the academic year in which you intend to co-op, your co-op may impact that aid. For the purposes of Scholarships & Financial Aid, you will not be considered a full-time student in eligibility for receiving aid during the co-op term. (FOR EXAMPLE: If you have a scholarship that requires you to be a full-time student, 12 credit hours minimum, you may not receive that scholarship during the co-op term when you are taking 0 credits.)
• If you are approved to take additional credits while you are on co-op, it is your responsibility to speak to the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid to discuss how any scholarships or aid might apply.
• For all students on co-op if you have questions about your scholarships or aid: contact the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid at huskerhub@unl.edu

• While on co-op, you will not pay student fees if you are solely enrolled in the co-op course because it is 0 credits (again, only rare exceptions would allow you to take another course at the same time). Because of this, you may have limited access to student fee-based services. To determine your access to these services while on co-op, it is your responsibility to work directly with the service office.
• Student Health Insurance: Please work directly with Student Health Insurance by contacting the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid at huskerhub@unl.edu
• Campus Recreation: Please work directly with Student Affairs to discuss any fees required studentaffairs@unl.edu
• University Health Center: Please work directly with the University Health Center uhc@unl.edu

You will need to attach a copy of your offer letter from your employer so your college reviewer can verify your employment. If you have not received an offer letter, please communicate with your employer/supervisor that you need one.