PROGRAM CODE: EG OSE OSE CATALOG YEAR: 20094 B.S. in Optical Sciences & Engineering College of Engineering ----------------------------------------------------------------- The University of Arizona ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT ----------------------------------------------------------------- University Graduation Requirements All course work and requirements for this degree must be completed prior to the date the degree is awarded. - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes. - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended, deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any time. - Students must remain currently informed about all policies & other info that bears on completing a degree. Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline. - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor. - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA. Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with academic policies in your Catalog. Application for Degree Candidacy - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to graduate and receive a degree and diploma. - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy. - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Units required for this degree A minimum of 128 units is required for this degree. Additional units will be required to complete this degree if a student: A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies; B) changes his/her academic program; C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of study that leads directly to degree completion. E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree. --> NEEDS:128.00 UNITS 1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work may apply toward graduation. 2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or credit by exam may apply toward graduation. 3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree requirements. 4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam) is required. NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS 5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward degree requirements must be UA University Credit. ----------------------------------------------------------------- UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and credit by exam). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Upper Division Units Requirement A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are required for this degree. - 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS ----------------------------------------------------------------- University Composition Requirements - 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107 - 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OR AP Exam and ENGL 109H - 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Career Writing Assessment - 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by earning a grade of B or better in second semester English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H). Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or department writing requirement. SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H ----------------------------------------------------------------- Foundation Mathematics - 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: MATH 124 ,125 ----------------------------------------------------------------- University General Education - Tier One --> NEEDS: 2 SUB-REQTS. - 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals and Societies requires completion of two distinctly numbered courses (e.g., INDV 101 & 103). NEEDS: 2 COURSES SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103 2) Natural Sciences - satisfied by coursework completed for the major. - 3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104). NEEDS: 2 COURSES SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104 ----------------------------------------------------------------- University General Education - Tier Two --> NEEDS: 2 SUB-REQTS. - 1) Arts NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS SELECT FROM: ARE 130 ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 , ARH 315 ,316A(FA06 OR AFTER),316B(FA06 OR AFTER), ARH 319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322 ART 203 , ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER) DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C, DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A, DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER), DNC 200 ,276A,276B ENGL 209 ,210 ,300 HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER) JPN 245 M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER) MUS 100 , MUS 101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,337 , MUS 344 ,360 NES 344 T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336 - OR) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD) must be completed prior to taking. Select 1 course. NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 , AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381 CLAS 220 , CLAS 221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360 ENGL 220A,220B,231 , ENGL 260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280 FREN 245 ,249 ,280 , FREN 282 ,283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 , GER 373 ,375 ,376 ,379 HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER) ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 220 ,311 JUS 301 ,372A,372B LAT 201 ,202 NES 277A,330 PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 , PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER) RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304 RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350 SPAN 210 UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,317 - 2) Individuals and Societies - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (INDV) must be completed prior to taking. NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: A ED 408 AFAS 340 AGTM 380 ANTH 202 , ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,207 ,307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 314 ,316 ,320 AREC 350 CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 , CLAS 335 ,362 ECON 200 ,201A,210 EDL 200 ED P 200 FCSC 302 (S108 OR AFTER) GEOG 210 ,251 , GEOG 256 ,367 GER 274 ITAL 330D JUS 370A,370B LING 210 ,211 LRC 139 (FA08-SP09),204 , LRC 239 (SP09 OR AFTER) MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MSE 259 NES 334 NURS 310 ,376 PHIL 205 (FA07 OR AFTER),233 ,264 ,323 , PHIL 345 (SP08 OR AFTER),346 POL 201 ,202 ,203 , POL 204 PSYC 200 (S105 OR AFTER),277 ,461A RCSC 204 (S108 OR AFTER) RNR 256 (SP06 OR AFTER) RSSS 275 ,315 ,328 SERP 200 SOC 260 ,280 W S 210 ,240 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies - 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER) AFAS 222 ,255 , AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 , AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER) A ED 408 ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320 , ANTH 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) ARH 203 CHN 251 ,275 , CHN 276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 , CHN 443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A CLAS 362 DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER), DNC 177D(FA08 OR AFTER) EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 , EAS 445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C FREN 245 ,249 GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,278 ,373 ,376 HIST 253 ,254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420 INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM ITAL 330B,330D JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 , JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 , JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C JUS 370A,370B,372A, JUS 372B LING 210 MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MUS 109 , MUS 334 ,337 ,344 NES 277A,330 ,334 , NES 375 (FA07 OR AFTER) PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER) POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476 OR POLV 476 POL 478 ,487A RELI 210 RSSS 315 ,328 , RSSS 350 SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 , SOC 467 SPAN 210 TRAD 101 UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA07 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,210 ,240 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OK OSE Advanced Standing Requirements The following course work must be completed with a GPA of 2.5 to achieve advanced standing (grades of C or better in MATH124/125, 129 and PHYS141): English Composition Requirement - ENGL101 or ENGL107 or ENGL103H and ENGL102 or ENGL108 or ENGL104H Advanced Placement Exam or Placement Portfolio & ENGL109H PHYS141,241, OPTI240 Mathematics - MATH129,223,254 CHEM103A & 104A OR CHEM151 OR CHEM105A & 106A MSE 110, ENGR102 Core Electives - complete: OPTI201R,201L,202R,202L ----------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Course Work - 1) Select 3 courses. SELECT FROM: OPTI 240 PHYS 141 ,241 - 2) Mathematics - select 4 courses. SELECT FROM: MATH 129 ,223 ,254 ,322 - 3) Select 1 set. SELECT FROM: CHEM 151 ,105A & 106A - 4) Select 2 courses. SELECT FROM: MSE 110 ENGR 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Optical Sciences & Engineering Major The major GPA shall include all UA courses offered/crosslisted by the OPTI department, whether they are required or not. - 1) Select 20 courses. SELECT FROM: OPTI 201R,201L,202R,202L,240 ,280 ,310 , OPTI 330 ,340 ,360 ,370 ,380A,380B,400 ,410 ,421 , OPTI 430 ,471A,471B ENGR 498A,498B 2) Remaining units: SELECT FROM: OPTI 2***,3***,4*** 3) Major GPA to include all UA Optical Sciences & Engineering Major related courses. NEEDS: 2.000 GPA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Electives - Optics Track --> NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS - 1) At least 6 units of Engineering Technical Electives. NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS SELECT FROM: ADVR 201 ,301 ,401 2) Remaining units as approved by advisor. SELECT FROM: ADVR 202 ,302 ,402 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OR Technical Electives - Opto-electronics Track --> NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS - 1) Select 3 courses. SELECT FROM: ECE 220 ,207 OR OPTI 360 ECE 381 - 2) 7 units as approved by advisor. NEEDS: 7.00 UNITS SELECT FROM: ADVR 303 ,403 ,406 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OR Technical Electives - Optical Materials Track --> NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS - 1) Select 4 courses. SELECT FROM: OPTI 280 MSE 240 ,260 ,345 ,365 ,434 , MSE 480 - 2) 4 units as approved by advisor. NEEDS: 4.00 UNITS SELECT FROM: ADVR 204 ,304 ,404 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OR Technical Electives - Opto-mechanics Track --> NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS - 1) Select 2 courses. SELECT FROM: C E 214 A ME 324A 2) Remaining units from the following: SELECT FROM: ADVR 205 ,305 ,405 ,407 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Second Major A second major is optional. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Optional Minor A minor is optional. Select in consultation with your major advisor. Adjustments must be approved by the minor department. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Course Work Courses listed in this section may include general elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to determine if courses listed in this section may be used to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your degree program. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Excluded Course Work Courses listed in this section may include non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses, withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or better are transferable to UA. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
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