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Photonics Certificate

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

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Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_14bc5864
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    To receive the certificate, students must have taken

    3 items
    1. 4
    2. 4
    3. 4

    One of the following pairs

    3 items
    1. As published: “BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1 and”
      4
    2. or: PHYS 0475 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1 and
      4
    3. 4

    One of the following pairs

    4 items
    1. As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 and”
      4
    2. or: CHEM 0710 - UHC GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 and
      4
    3. or: CHEM 0960 - GENERAL CHEM FOR ENGINEERS 1 and
      4
    4. 3

    Required laboratory courses

    0 items

      One of the following

      3 items
      1. 2
      2. As published: “INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY and”
        3
      3. 1

      One of the following

      4 items
      1. 3
      2. 3
      3. As published: “PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 and”
        1
      4. 1

      In addition

      7 items
      1. 3
      2. 3
      3. 3
      4. Junior Photonics Seminar (two semesters, each 1 credit) (cross listed as PHYS 0177, CHEM 1750 , or ECE 1248 )
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Photonics Theory 1 (3 credits) (cross listed as PHYS 1363 , CHEM 1470 /CHEM 1472 , or ECE 1240 /1240)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Photonics Theory 2 (3 credits) (cross listed as PHYS 1364 , CHEM 1470 /CHEM 1472 , or ECE 1240 /ECE 1241 )
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Photonics Laboratory (1 credit) (PHYS 1365 , to be cross listed in EE and CHEM)
        Not resolved to a course

      One of the following

      3 items
      1. 3
      2. As published: “INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS 1 and”
        3
      3. 3

      Two of the following courses or sequences

      2 items
      1. 3
      2. TELCOM 2222
        Photonic Communications
        Not resolved to a course

      One of the following

      3 items
      1. 3
      2. As published: “ELECTROMAGNETICS and”
        3
      3. 3

      Note

      0 items
        Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=78978. Captured page pages/0241.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.