Majors in the Department of Physics and Applied Physics may also elect a Photonics Option which will be recognized on the student?s transcript providing an official declaration form is filed at the end of the lower division program. This option will provide the student with intensive training in optics in preparation for immediate entry into a career in one of the many rapidly expanding fields in optics such as optical component and system design, lasers, and image processing. In addition, students wishing to continue their training will be qualified to enter graduate study in physics, optics, astronomy or engineering.