Cooperative Education, Internships & Work Experiences

Cooperative education programs, internships, and work experiences give students the opportunity to gain valuable experience while working toward a Bachelor’s degree.

Resources:

Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)
Internship Programs
Student Employment at Purdue
Purdue Undergraduate Research
(Cooperative Education) - Office of Professional Practice

The list below is representative of the companies and agencies offering internships, cooperative education and work experiences to majors in the College of Science.

Department of Biological Sciences

Abbott Laboratories
Baylor College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve
Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dow Elanco
Eli Lilly
Ethyl Petroleum
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fernwood Nature Center
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Krannert Institute of Cardiology
Merck Pharmaceuticals
Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
Monsanto
National Institutes of Health
Procter & Gamble
Purdue University
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Sarett Nature Center
School of Field Studies (Australia)
SEA Semester (Woods Hole)
Searle Pharmaceuticals
Sigma Chemical
Southwest Medical Center (U of Texas)
State Police Forensic Laboratory
TTU Graduate School Summer Grant
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Transportation
University of California – San Francisco
University of California – Santa Cruz
University of Louisville
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
Upjohn
Washington University in St. Louis

Department of Chemistry

American Cyanamid
Argonne National Laboratory
BASF
R.R. Donnelley
General Electric
Inland Steel
Kodak
Nalco

Department of Computer Science

Accenture
Boeing
Conseco Capital Management
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
IBM AS 400
IBM System 390
Intel
Lexmark Int’l. Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
Motorola
Schlumberger
Scitex Digital Printing, Inc.
Textronix
3 M
US Government National Security Agency
United Parcel Service Air Group

Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences

American Meteorological Society
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
NASA – Langley
Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District
Tennessee Valley Association
Environmental Consulting Firms
Museums
National Weather Service - Indianapolis
TV/Radio Stations
U.S. Geological Survey

Department of Mathematics

National Security Agency
Office of Naval Weapons

Department of Physics & Astronomy

American Physical Society
Ames Laboratory
American Nuclear Society
Baylor University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Carnegie Mellon
University of California, San Diego
Goddard Space Flight Center
The High Altitude Observatory
Hudson Institute
University of Illinois
Indiana University Cyclotron Facility
Kitt Peak Observatory
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
The Lunar and Planetary Institute
Michigan State University
MIT Materials Processing Center
NASA
National Center for Superconducint Applications
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
University of Nebraska (Materials)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oklahoma State (Lasers)
Oregon State University
Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center
Princeton (Atmospheric & Oceanic)
Rosewell Park Memorial Institute
University of Tennessee
University of Texas
University of Toledo (Astro & Physics)
Stony Brook Center for High Pressure Research
U.S. Department of Energy
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wyoming Infrared Observatory

Department of Statistics

Allstate
American United Life
Anthem
CIGNA
CNA
Farm Bureau Insurance
Farmers Insurance
Kemper
Lincoln National
Nationwide
Prudential
Towers-Perrin
Trustmark
United Insurance Company of America
Watson Wyatt Worldwide