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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Optics Technology and enter the workforce. This degree prepares students for entry level positions in optics fabrication and assembly, focusing on laboratory safety, quality assurance, and manual fabrication. Students explore the production processes of precision optics used in cameras, projectors, eye wear, microscopes, telescopes, appliances and binoculars. Students will learn about optical engineering drawings/prints, lean manufacturing, statistical process control, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for optics, focusing on the unique practices and toolsets within each. Students will prepare for working in laboratory and cleanroom environments, and acquire an understanding of thin film optical coatings and fiber optics. This program will prepare students for laser and photonics technician positions with increased electronics, laser, and system-level skill development along with writing and mathematics courses culminating in a work-based internship or capstone project.
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First Semester
| OTE 1001 | Quality Assurance of Precision Optics | 3 |
| OTE 1003 | Laboratory Operations | 3 |
| OTE 1005 | Fabrication Methods for Precision Optics | 4 |
| MAT 1150 or MAT 1340 or MAT 1420+ | Technical Mathematics (MAT 1150) or College Algebra (MAT 1340) or College Trigonometry (MAT 1420) or Pre-calculus (MAT 1440) or Calculus I (MAT 2410) or higher | 3 |
| CIS 1018 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
Semester Note: MTE 2220 is a
Fall semester option,
OTE 1002 is a
Spring semester option.
Third Semester
| OTE 1000 | Fundamentals of Light & Lasers | 4 |
| OTE 1004 or ELT 1206 | Optics: Electronic Instrumentation (OTE 1004) or Fundamentals of DC/AC (ELT 1206) | 3 |
| OTE 1060 | Advanced Topics in Optics & Photonics | 3 |
| ENGLISH | Technical Writing I (ENG 1031) or Composition I/II (ENG 1021/1022) | 3 |
| OTE 2079 | Optics Technology Workshop | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Semester Note: ENG 1031 Technical Writing I is preferred.
Fourth Semester