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Requirements

Students in the Photonic Science and Engineering program may take up to 9 credit hours of master’s level coursework and use those classes to satisfy both PSE requirements and master’s track coursework.

  • Have and maintain a UCF and Major GPA of at least 3.5
  • Complete OSE 3052(L) Foundation of  Photonics + Lab
  • Complete prerequisites required for courses being substituted

Some classes will count toward the restricted elective requirements (see PSE course requirements) while others can count as a substitution for a required course in the undergraduate program.

Course Options

The table below displays the current list of available courses students may use for the Bachelor’s to Masters Plan along with how they can be used (either as a substitute for a course in the PSE program or as a restricted elective). Enrollment approval is dependent on space availability.

Graduate Course (Credit Hours) How Course Satisfies PSE Requirements
OSE 5115 Interference Diffraction Coherence (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring
Restricted Elective (3)
OSE 5203 Geometric Optic and Imaging Systems (3)
Offered: Fall Only
Restricted Elective (3)
OSE 5414 Fundamentals of Optoelectronic Devices (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring
Substitutes for OSE 4410 Optoelectronics (3)
(Must complete prerequisites)
OSE 6111 Optical Wave Propagation (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring
Restricted Elective (3)
OSE 6211 Imaging and Optical Systems (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring
Restricted Elective (3)
OSE 6525 Laser Engineering (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring
Substitutes for OSE 4520 Laser Engineering (3)
(Must complete prerequisites)
OSE 6526C Laser Engineering Lab (3)
Offered: Spring
Substitutes for OSE 4520L Laser Engineering Lab (1)
(Will have an excess of 2 credit hours) (Must complete prerequisites)

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If you are interested meet with Mike McKee to begin planning the coursework.

CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics

University of Central Florida
4304 Scorpius St.
P.O. Box 162700
Orlando, FL 32816-2700
(407)823-6800
creol@ucf.edu