This project originated with a meeting between Laurier and Niagara faculty at Niagara College in September 2013. At this time Laurier was interested in exploring transfer pathways with Niagara in hopes of recruiting more students to the BSc Photonics program. Laurier faculty received a tour of the Niagara College facilities and learned about the two diplomas offered: the Photonics Engineering Technician Diploma and the Advanced Diploma in Photonics Engineering Technology. There was enough mutual interest to hold a second meeting in October 2013. During that meeting, we discussed submitting a proposal in response to ONCAT’s fall 2013 RFP. Photonics is a branch of physics that studies light. It includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, processing, switching, amplification and detection/sensing of light. As such, it has many technological applications in industries such as telecommunications, medicine, biotechnology, manufacturing, aviation, renewable energy, and quantum computing. At most universities, the study of Photonics is embedded within Physics and/or Electrical Engineering programs. There are relatively few college and university programs in Ontario which focus primarily on Photonics...