Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Universitywide Requirement

Minimum 120 total semester hours required

Minimum 2.000 GPA required

Students must earn a minimum of 60 Northeastern University semester hours in order to receive a bachelor’s degree.

Note: Individual program requirements may exceed the above minima.

CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements

All College of Professional Studies undergraduate students are required to complete the CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements.

Foundation Courses

30 semester hours required

Computer Engineering Technology
CET 2200Data Structures and Algorithms3
English
ENG 1105
and ENG 1106
College Writing 1
and Lab for ENG 1105
4
ENG 1107
and ENG 1108
College Writing 2
and Lab for ENG 1107
4
ENG 3105
and ENG 3106
Writing for the Professions: Science and Engineering
and Lab for ENG 3105
4
Information Technology
ITC 2016End-User Data Analysis Tools3
Management
MGT 1100Introduction to Business3
or MGT 2210 Information within the Enterprise
Mathematics
MTH 1100College Algebra3
MTH 2400Technology and Applications of Discrete Mathematics3
Philosophy
Complete one of the following:3
Legal and Ethical Issues in Cybersecurity
Business Ethics
Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering

 Major Required Courses

33 semester hours required

Analytics
ALY 2010Probability Theory and Introductory Statistics3
ALY 2100Introduction to Programming for Data Analytics3
ALY 3015Intermediate Statistics for Data Analytics3
ALY 3040Data Mining3
ALY 3070Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics3
ALY 3110Big Data and Web Mining3
ALY 4000Analytics Using R3
ALY 4020Predictive Analytics Using R and Python3
Information Technology
ITC 2300Database Management Systems3
ITC 3320Data Warehousing Technologies3
ITC 3300Structured Query Language (SQL)3
or ITC 3310 Exploring NoSQL Databases

Professional Electives

Complete 30 semester hours in the following subject areas below:30
ALY, AVM, BTC, CET, FIN, GET, HMG, ITC, LDR, MGT, MKT, PJM
Suggested Electives:
Financial Accounting
Human Resources Management
Principles of Marketing
Project Management Fundamentals - Project Initiation and Close

Capstone

3 semester hours required

ALY 4850Analytics Capstone3

Concentration or Electives Option

A concentration is not required. Students may complete the electives option in lieu of the concentration.

Note: Please consult with your advisor.

Concentration in Applied AI

Complete the following courses:
ALY 2550Generative AI3
ALY 3510AI Foundations: An Interdisciplinary Approach3
ALY 4520MLOps: Operationalizing AI3
ALY 4570Social Impacts and Issues of AI3
Complete one ALY or ITC course that has not been taken to fulfill major or concentration requirements.3

Electives Option

Complete a minimum of 24 semester hours to reach 120 semester hours. Courses from the major may not double count for Electives.
Term 1Hours
MTH 11003
CET 22003
PHL 2100, 2140, or ITC 36203
MGT 1100 or 22103
ENG 1105
and ENG 1106
4
 16
Term 2Hours
ITC 23003
ALY 20103
ENG 1107
and ENG 1108
4
MTH 24003
Open Elective3
 16
Term 3Hours
ALY 30153
ITC 20163
ENG 3105
and ENG 3106
4
Open Elective3
Open Elective3
 16
Term 4Hours
ALY 21003
ALY 30403
Concentration or major elective3
Concentration or major elective3
Open Elective3
 15
Term 5Hours
ALY 30703
ITC 33203
Concentration or major elective3
Concentration or major elective3
Open elective3
 15
Term 6Hours
ALY 31103
ALY 40003
ITC 3300 or 33103
Concentration or major elective3
Open Elective3
 15
Term 7Hours
ALY 40203
Concentration or major elective3
Concentration or major elective3
Concentration or major elective3
Open Elective3
 15
Term 8Hours
ALY 48503
Concentration or major elective3
Concentration or major elective3
Open Elective3
 12
Total Hours: 120