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    "description": "<h1>Program Prerequisites</h1><p>Bachelor's or master's degree in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics or closely related discipline.</p> <p>Students with degrees in related fields may be required to take undergraduate articulation courses determined by the program director on a case-by-case basis.</p><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>21</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><div><span>Core Courses</span><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Complete the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802de6bc79f77a73ea3f\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6111</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Optical Wave Propagation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/65ce8564bd328c4f60fef6de\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6115</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Interference and Diffraction<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802d9d75353ea68771d1\" target=\"_blank\">OSE5312</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Light Matter Interaction<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802d9d753519558771cd\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6211</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Imaging and Optical Systems<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802fe6bc796e7373ea47\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6474</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Fundamentals Optical Fiber Communications<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.3\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.3-result\">Complete at least <span>1</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802d02fd3a08fa6d8828\" target=\"_blank\">OSE5525</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Laser Engineering<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802fe6bc792b1773ea48\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6536</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Semiconductor Lasers<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></li></div><div><span>Research Methods/ Laboratory Courses</span><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\">Complete at least <span>1</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802e5ada375affec9fe8\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6455C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Photonics Laboratory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802fa38edf2bac3ec917\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6526C</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Laser Engineering Laboratory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802e9d75354dd28771d4\" target=\"_blank\">OSE6615L</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Optoelectronic Device Fabrication Laboratory<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.2\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.2-result\"><div>Other graduate science and engineering labs may be taken with college approval.\n\nAt least 3 credit hours of approved Optics (OSE) and related science/engineering research methods/laboratory courses are required from the list above. The laboratory may be waived if the student can demonstrate an equivalent hands-on proficiency in that laboratory specialization. These research methods/laboratory courses count toward the formal graduate course work requirement.</div></div></li></ul></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Elective Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>36</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><div><span>Restricted Electives</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-A.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A.1-result\">Earn at least <span>9</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Students will need to complete an additional 9 credit hours to meet the 30 hours of formal Optics (OSE) course work required. An additional three hours of optics coursework will be required if the student waived out of the research methods/laboratory courses above, or if the laboratory courses taken is not an OSE prefix.\n\nOther courses with significant optics content may be accepted toward the Optics (OSE) coursework requirement, upon approval by the Associate Dean.\n\nA listing and description of courses offered by the College of Optics and Photonics is found in the &quot;Courses&quot; section.</div></div></li></div><div><span>Unrestricted Electives</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-B.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B.1-result\">Earn at least <span>27</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>A combination of formal course work and research hours comprise the remaining unrestricted hours. At least 9 of these hours must be formal course work, which may be graduate optics, science or engineering courses. In addition to the 9 hours, 18 credits may be regular formal course work, doctoral research hours, independent study, or doctoral dissertation hours. The independent study hours are limited to a maximum of 3 credit hours. Any courses outside of the graduate optics, science or engineering disciplines must be approved by the college associate dean.</div></div></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation</span></h2></div><div><span>15</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>15</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca802e9d753575738771d2\" target=\"_blank\">OSE7980</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Dissertation<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(1 - 99)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-3-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Qualifying Examination</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Before students are eligible to take the candidacy examination, they must first pass the qualifying examination. The purpose of the exam is for the student to demonstrate mastery of the fundamentals of optics and photonics. The qualifying exam is an oral exam that focuses on the fundamental concepts and topics covered in the following four core courses:\n   •   OSE 6115 Interference, Diffraction and Coherence  \n   •   OSE 5312 Light Matter Interaction  \n   •   OSE 6111 Optical Wave Propagation \n   •   OSE 6211 Imaging and Optical Systems \nThe exam is waived for students earning an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the four core courses.\nThe exam is held after the end of each semester. Students are expected to take the exam at the next opportunity after all the core courses have been taken and before completing 24 credit hours in the program.  Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the four core courses to take the exam.\nThe exam is administered by the doctoral qualifying examination committee, which consists of several faculty members representing the appropriate disciplines, appointed by the graduate program director or designee.  The examination committee may recommend pass, not pass or conditional pass with required remedial course work.\nStudents have two attempts to pass the exam. Those students failing on the first attempt must retake the exam at the next attempt. Failure to take the exam at the required time will be regarded as equivalent to a failure of the exam. Students who do not pass the qualifying examination in two attempts will not continue in the program.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-4-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Candidacy Examination</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Students are required to successfully complete the candidacy examination before admission to full doctoral status. The purpose of the candidacy exam is for the student to demonstrate his or her readiness for the PhD program through preliminary research work in the chosen field of study. The candidacy exam is comprised of written and oral portions. The exam is administered by the members of the student&#x27;s dissertation advisory committee who are full faculty members of the College of Optics and Photonics. External committee members of the dissertation advisory committee are not appointed until after the student has passed the candidacy exam. The exam is normally taken near the completion of required course work. Students must pass the candidacy exam before registering for doctoral dissertation hours (OSE 7980).</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-5-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Admission to Candidacy</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The following are required to be admitted to candidacy and enroll in dissertation hours:\n\nCompletion of most course work, except for dissertation hours.\nSuccessful completion of the candidacy examination.\nThe dissertation advisory committee is formed, consisting of approved graduate faculty and graduate faculty scholars.\nSubmittal of an approved program of study.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-6-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation Proposal and Defense</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Approximately one year after passing the general candidacy examination, and after the student has begun research, the student will write a dissertation proposal and present it to their dissertation advisory committee for its approval. The proposal must include the research performed to date and the research planned to complete the dissertation. The committee, which consists of three graduate faculty members from the College of Optics and Photonics and one faculty member from outside the college, must be approved by the director or designee and will meet annually to review the student&#x27;s progress. The dissertation advisory committee also administers the dissertation oral defense examination.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-7-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Independent Learning</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The dissertation satisfies the independent learning experience.</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>72</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Application Deadlines</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance</strong><br />Millican Hall 120<br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p>",
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