College Work Experience ProgramCWEP
Gain industry experience with Bell Flight or Lockheed Martin while completing your degree at UTA.
The College Work Experience Program (CWEP) offers paid part-time positions where you can apply classroom knowledge and develop professional skills while maintaining full-time enrollment at UTA.
You'll sign in with your UTA NetID. One application covers both programs.
Bell
Bell Flight
Industry leader in advanced vertical lift and rotorcraft innovation for commercial and defense missions.
Program requirements
- Undergraduate student
- Junior or Senior classification
- Engineering or Business major
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Leader in global aerospace and defense technology.
Program requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate
- Any major
- One completed semester at UTA
Can you apply?
Both programs ask for these. Each program adds requirements of its own.
- You're enrolled full-time at UT Arlington for fall and spring.
- You can commit to at least two consecutive semesters.
- You can work a minimum of 12 hours per week, up to 25 hours maximum, during the fall and spring semesters.
- You have a resume and an unofficial transcript.
Both programs require U.S. Person status
CWEP roles at Bell and Lockheed Martin are both subject to U.S. export-control rules (ITAR), so both programs are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).
What happens after you apply
- 01
You apply
One application covers Bell, Lockheed Martin, or both.
- 02
UTA CWEP reviews your application
Your application is checked against each program's requirements.
- 03
UTA CWEP matches you to openings
UTA CWEP contacts you directly.