One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended.
A bachelor's degree in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or closely related fields.
Personal Statement: a brief 1 page or less statement about educational, research, and long-term professional career objectives.
Three letters of recommendation.
Resume.

Please request one official transcript from each college and/or university attended. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or its equivalent from a foreign institution and a GPA of 3.0 or more (on a 4.0 maximum) in all work attempted while registered as an undergraduate student OR 3.0 GPA (or equivalent) or better in all work attempted while registered as an upper division student working for a baccalaureate degree, OR
A graduate degree or professional degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or its equivalent from a foreign institution in a field related to the discipline of the program to which the student is applying.
A standardized test is required for all doctoral programs and certain master's degree programs.

A TOEFL computer-based score of 220 or 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (or equivalent score on the paper-based test) or 6.5 on the IELTS is required unless otherwise specified by the program.