Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Computer Science Courses

Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or HIST 1000 History at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
CS 2000
and CS 2001
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
5
CS 2100
and CS 2101
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
CS 4530Fundamentals of Software Engineering4
or CS 4535 Professional Practicum Capstone
Khoury Approved Electives
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 16 semester hours from within the following options: 16
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

History Courses

History Required Courses
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Pre-1800 History Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Law and History
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
Japanese Literature and Culture
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Renaissance to Enlightenment
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
Africa and the World in Early Times
Assassinations in World History
History Outside the United States and Europe
Complete one of the following: 4
East Asian Studies
Introduction to Latin American History
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
World War II in the Pacific
Japanese Literature and Culture
History of Vietnam Wars
History of the Jews in the Modern World
Modern China
Latin American History through Film
Colonialism/Imperialism
Modern Japan
History Electives
Complete two HIST courses at any level in any field: 8
Intermediate/Advanced History Course
Complete a minimum of one HIST course from the following range (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302): 4
HIST 2000 to HIST 2999
Advanced History
Complete a minimum of one HIST course from the following range (excluding HIST 4701): 4
HIST 3000 to HIST 4999
History Capstone Seminar or Senior Project
HIST 4701Capstone Seminar4

Integrative Course Requirement

HIST 2211The World Since 19454

Supporting Courses

Research Methods
Complete one of the following:4
Statistics for Economists
Geographic Information Systems
Geographical Information Systems
Quantitative Techniques
Statistics in Psychological Research
Computing and Social Issues
Complete one of the following:4
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Knowledge in a Digital World
Knowledge in a Digital World
History of Technology
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
Data Storytelling
Technology and Human Values
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
Environment, Technology, and Society
Technology and Society

Computer Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
This requirement is satisfied by HIST 2302 taken in conjunction with HIST 2301.

Required General Electives

Complete 32 semester hours of general electives.32

Khoury College GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA is required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.

Computer Science and History GPA/Credit Requirements

Complete 98 semester hours in the major with a minimum 2.000 GPA.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone

 Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

135 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5HIST 23014General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5History pre-1800 elective4  
ENGW 11114History elective 14  
HIST 12001   
HIST 12014   
 20 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
CS 30004  General Elective4
HIST 23021   
CS 32004   
Research methods requirement4   
General Elective4   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
History outside the United States and Europe elective4Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
Khoury Elective 14  General Elective4
Khoury Elective 24   
Intermediate history elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
HIST 22114CS 4530 or 45354  
Computing and social issues4Advanced history elective4  
History elective 24History capstone seminar or senior project4  
Khoury Elective 34Khoury Elective 44  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 136

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5History pre-1800 elective4General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5HIST 23014  
ENGW 11114History elective 14  
HIST 12001   
HIST 12014   
 20 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 12101General Elective4Co-op0
HIST 23021History elective 24General Elective4 
CS 32004Khoury Elective 14  
Research methods requirement4History outside the United States and Europe elective4  
General Elective4Intermediate history elective 4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Advanced history elective 4General Elective4Co-op0
 Computing and social issues4General Elective4 
 Khoury Elective 24  
 Khoury Elective 34  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0HIST 22114  
 CS 4530 or 45354  
 History capstone seminar or senior project4  
 Khoury Elective 44  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 136