The UNVA master's Co-Op program consists of 14 courses + 1 Orientation course over a period of approximately 24 months, depending on the students course load. Each student is responsible for locating, interviewing for and obtaining an internship position. However, the co-op office will assist students by providing contacts and create job fairs and other networking events to enable students secure a position. During Co-Op orientation, students will gain knowledge about US culture, wok environment as well as obtaining skills needed for them to get a good job placement and advance in their career. 

Students are allowed to obtain any employment which is related to the curriculum in the student's major field of study.

UNVA's CPT educational system is located in Prince William County, an area that had the highest job growth rate (8 percent) of any large county in the nation. Since 2000, the county has experienced almost explosive overall growth. Population in Prince William County rose from about 190,000 to almost 250,000, while the average household income climbed from a not-too-shabby $80,000 or so to over $91,000.