Welcome to Work Experience Education!
Work Experience Education is a course where students can earn between 1-4 college units for their job, internship, or volunteer experience. You do not attend a class, your job is the class!
Work Experience Education questions? Please contact Work Experience Program Coordinator, Cynthia Perez-Nicholas at cperez@losmedanos.edu
STEPS TO APPLY:
1. Fill out the Work Experience Application: NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE
2. Attend required orientation (see schedule below)
3. Enroll in Work Experience course (see list below)
WORK EXPERIENCE COURSE LIST:
160 - GENERAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
For students whose current job/volunteer work does not relate to their academic and/or
career goal.
Course offered: COOP-160*
(*Beginning Fall 2023 COOP-160 will change to WRKX-160)
170 - OCCUPATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
For students whose current job/volunteer work relates to their academic and/or career
goal.
Courses offered: ADJUS-170, APPLI-170, ART-170, AUTO-170, BUS-170, CHDEV-170, COMSC-170, COOP-170*, EMS-170, ETEC-170, FIRE-170, JOURN-170, KNICA-170, MANGT-170, PTEC-170, RA-170, WELD-170
(*Beginning Fall 2023 COOP-170 will change to WRKX-170)
180 - OCCUPATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIP
For students working in a paid/unpaid internship that relates to their academic and/or
career goal.
Courses offered: ADJUS-180, APPLI-180, ART-180, AUTO-180, BUS-180, CHDEV-180, COMSC-180, COOP-180*, EMS-180, ETEC-180, FIRE-180, JOURN-180, KNICA-180, MANGT-180, PTEC-180, RA-180, WELD-180
(*Beginning Fall 2023 COOP-180 will change to WRKX-180)
WRKX Course List Spring 2023
SU23 Work Experience Course List PDF
FA23 Work Experience Course List PDF
SU/FA23 Work Experience Flyer PDF
SP23 WORK EXPERIENCE ORIENTATION SCHEDULE:
UNIT/HOUR CONVERSION CHARTS:
SUMMER - 8 WEEK TERM - PAID
| Units | Average Hours Worked Per Week | Total Hours Worked in Term |
| 1 | 10 | 75 |
| 2 | 19 | 150 |
| 3 | 29 | 225 |
| 4 | 37.5 | 300 |
SUMMER - 8 WEEK TERM - UNPAID
| Units | Average Hours Worked Per Week | Total Hours Worked in Term |
| 1 | 8 | 60 |
| 2 | 15 | 120 |
| 3 | 23 | 180 |
| 4 | 30 | 240 |
FALL/SPRING - 16 WEEK TERM - PAID
| Units | Average Hours Worked Per Week | Total Hours Worked in Term |
| 1 | 5 | 75 |
| 2 | 10 | 150 |
| 3 | 15 | 225 |
| 4 | 20 | 300 |
FALL/SPRING - 16 WEEK TERM - UNPAID
| Units | Average Hours Worked Per Week | Total Hours Worked in Term |
| 1 | 4 | 60 |
| 2 | 8 | 120 |
| 3 | 12 | 180 |
| 4 | 15 | 240 |
Students may earn a maximum of 16 units of occupational work experience internship during community college attendance which may be applied as electives toward graduation. Up to 12 units may be transferable to CSU (Please see your counselor for further information)