The Cooperative Engineering program takes its name from the academic cooperative agreements between SUNY Fredonia and its affiliated engineering schools. The intent is to combine liberal arts and sciences at Fredonia with engineering at another school, thereby maximizing the student’s potential as a member of society and as an employer or employee. The agreements facilitate student transfer and mutual recognition of general education requirements. SUNY Fredonia is currently affiliated in a Cooperative Engineering program with the following institutions:

The following is a list of the diverse program options available at the engineering colleges, under the Fredonia Cooperative Engineering program, identified by the institution code number given above. As institutions are continually revising and updating their offerings, students are advised to consult with the catalogs of affiliated schools for recent additions and changes.

These cooperative arrangements include but are not limited to the popular Three-Two (3-2) option. Briefly, a student in the 3-2 option takes a minimum of 90 credit hours (three years) at SUNY Fredonia in a curriculum, modified specifically for this program, in biology, business administration, chemistry, computer science, economics, English, geology, history, mathematics, mathematics-physics, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, or sociology. The student then transfers to an affiliated school and completes at least 60 credit hours (two years) in an engineering discipline. When the student completes this five-year option, he/she obtains a baccalaureate from the engineering institution. Provided the student has satisfied Fredonia’s remaining requirements at the engineering school, he/she obtains a second baccalaureate; this one from Fredonia according to the curriculum there followed.

It is possible for students who do not wish to major in any one of the specified departments to enter the Interdisciplinary Studies program, which allows the student to design his/her own Cooperative Engineering curriculum. This curriculum will include, but not be limited to, the engineering core and related courses for the engineering college of the student’s choice.

Although the popular 3-2 option is considered the basic option for Cooperative Engineering, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, and 4-2 options are available. The 2-2 and 2-3 options do not lead to SUNY Fredonia degrees; the 3-3 and 4-2 programs do. In many cases the latter will result in a master’s degree in engineering in addition to the bachelor’s degree from Fredonia.