Overview

Light is all around us. It is essential for life to flourish. Yet we are still learning how it works and how we can use it in consumer products and health care technologies to improve lives around the world.

Norfolk State University’s Bachelor of Science in Optical Engineering degree will prepare you to push the boundaries of scientific discovery further every day as you design and build new technologies using the power of light.

Outcomes

As you earn your optical engineering degree at NSU, you’ll learn how to solve both common and complex problems by designing and building devices that generate, transmit, manipulate and detect light.

Your NSU degree will equip you to enter many fast-paced research and professional settings in which you can earn very good optical engineering salaries while furthering scientific inquiry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Material Science and Engineering

Geometric & Instrumentation Optics

Physical & Instrumentation Optics

Differential Equations

Engineering Economics

Optical Communications

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-10 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-16 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Priority Deadlines. International: apply at least four months prior to the semester for which you wish to enroll.

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norfolk, United States

Disciplines

Physics General Engineering & Technology View 1442 other Bachelors in Physics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Completed undergraduate application

Official or certified copies of records of all your academic work (in native language and in English) sent directly from school and examination results sent from examination council

Official TOEFL scores for non-native English speakers

SAT I or ACT scores for non-transfer students under 21 years of age

SEVIS Information Form

Financial documents including bank statements and certified Affidavit of Support and/or scholarship award letter

Transfer Eligibility Certificate (transfer students only)

$25 (USD) application fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

18018 USD / year

≈ 18018 USD / year
Out-of-State

18018 USD / year

≈ 18018 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6228 USD / year

≈ 6228 USD / year

Living costs

Norfolk

United States

1100 - 1900 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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