by mirawelner on 3/12/25, 3:34 PM with 3 comments
by Kon-Peki on 3/12/25, 3:49 PM
My understanding is that this is more common in the middle of the US rather than the coastal schools.
My sister did this for chemical engineering while at Purdue. Each semester on site was at a different chemical plant around the US, for a major international corporation. Graduated with zero debt and a long list of companies that wanted to recruit her given the extensive experience.
But anyway, the mechanics of it is that the university registers you for a “course” during your time away that allows you to maintain your full-time status as far as the federal government is concerned. That’s the issue - the way things work, it’s really bad to lose official full-time status.