Applied Technology | Optics

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field
Instructional Council (IC)
Applied Technology
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Optics
Subjects
OPT
Course Subjects

The completion of coursework in the following areas may qualify someone to teach in this discipline: PHY, ECE, EEE, MNT, MIC, MSC, MSE, OSE, PHOE, PHO, EOP

Course Titles and Keywords

Light and Lasers, Photonics, Optics, Optics Manufacturing, Optics Systems, Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC), Semiconductor Manufacturing, Material Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Optics, Photonics, Semiconductor, Engineering, Physics, Characterization, Light and Lasers, Astronomy, Metrology, Microscopy, Optical Engineering, Electro Optics

Description

ETA Certificate in Photonics Technician Operator (PTO), or Photonics Technician Specialist (PTS), or Specialist in Precision Optics (SPO), or Technician in Precision Optics (TPO)

Digital Badge or certificate from SPIE (International Society for Photonics and Optics)

Rationale

These professional certifications document work experience and readiness for the field.