Certificate

Laboratory Microscope Service Technician

A 9-credit certificate covering clinical and research microscope service: objective and eyepiece optics, numerical aperture, Kohler illumination, condenser and collimation alignment, stage and focus mechanics, safe optic cleaning, fluorescence and camera systems, and preventive maintenance programs for laboratories.

9 credits

2 terms

$99 total tuition

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Outcomes

What you will be able to do

01Describe microscope optical paths and illumination systems
02Align condensers and verify parcentricity and parfocality
03Clean and service optics without damaging coatings
04Repair focus, stage, and illumination faults
05Run a documented laboratory PM program

Careers

Where graduates work

Laboratory equipment service technician
Optical instrument technician
Research facility biomedical tech

Curriculum

Term 1

3 credits

MIC 1013 cr

Microscope Optics, Illumination & Mechanics

Objectives and eyepieces, numerical aperture, Kohler illumination, LED and halogen sources, stage and focus mechanics.

Term 2

6 credits

MIC 1053 cr

Microscope Alignment, Calibration & Repair

Collimation, parcentricity and parfocality, condenser alignment, cleaning optics, and repairing focus and stage faults.

MIC 1103 cr

Preventive Maintenance, Documentation & Field Service

PM protocols for lab environments, fluorescence and digital camera systems, records, and the certification exam review.

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