Optics is an enabler of many scientific and engineering disciplines, providing an essential tool for high-precision tests of fundamental physical laws, modern communication and imaging systems, and biomedical and manufacturing technologies, to name a few important application areas. Its pre-eminence as an interdisciplinary science has been unrivaled since the advent of the laser nearly 40 years ago. The Optical Science and Engineering (OSE) program at UNM has clearly demonstrated added value to the activities of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Physics and Astronomy, (P&D) departments over the past 25 years which is a testament to its broad compass and the recognition by UNM of OSE's unique position in the state's industrial enterprise, including the national and federal laboratories and burgeoning private sector.
OSE PhD Concentrations
Optical Science
Photonics
Imaging Science
Quantum Optics
Optics PhD Program
The minimum course work required for the PhD program is as follows:
A minimum of 52 hours of coursework credits (not including PHYC 699 or ECE 699 dissertation hours).
At least 24 hours of coursework graduate credit must be completed at UNM.
At least 18 hours of graduate credit coursework must be completed at UNM after admission to the doctoral program.
A minimum of 18 hours of graduate credit coursework earned at UNM must be courses numbered 500 or above.
Two credit hours of OSE Seminar Series PHYC 500 (Graduate Seminar).
A minimum of 18 hours of dissertation credits (ECE 699 or PHYC 699).
No more than 6 credit hours of coursework can have a grade of C (2.0), C+ (2.33) or CR (grading option selected by student). The OSE Seminar and other seminar courses are excluded from this limitation.
A student鈥檚 cumulative GPA cannot be below 3.0. In addition, the GPA for courses presented in his/her Application of Candidacy cannot be below 3.0.
All student must receive a grade of B or better in their common core and concentration electives. These fundamental courses are bolded in the chart below. These fundamental classes total 15 credits for each concentration.
No more than 50% of the required coursework credits at UNM may be taken with a single faculty member. (Course work that has been completed for an M.S. degree is included in this limit).
September 2025
University Of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico,
87131, United States
Graduate applicants must have an earned degree that is equivalent to the U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree from a recognized university as determined by the Office of International Admissions.
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a U.S. 4.0 scale) or comparable grade point average in upper-division (junior- and senior-level) coursework and in any graduate coursework already completed.
Demonstrated proficiency in English:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum score 6.5; the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score 550 paper-based, or 79-80 Internet-based; the Duolingo English Test - minimum score 105; the University of Cambridge Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in English (CAPE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - minimum score C; or the Pearson Test of English- Academic (PTE) - minimum score 53
Application Deadlines
Fall Admission: January 10th
Spring Admissions: August 1st
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