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 Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or JRNL 1000 Journalism at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EEAM 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 4220Information Retrieval4
or CS 2484 Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
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 12 semester hours from within the following options: 12
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

Journalism Major Requirements

Students transferring from outside institutions must complete a minimum of five 4-semester hours journalism courses at Northeastern, and these must include:

Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting
Visual Storytelling in Journalism
Ethics and Diversity in the News Media
Journalism Courses
A grade of C or higher is required.
JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing
and Journalist’s Toolbox
5
JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting4
JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social Media4
Required Journalism
JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s News4
JRNL 2350The History of Journalism: How the News Became the News4
JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the Media4
JRNL 4650Ethics and Diversity in the News Media4
Journalism Electives
Complete two JRNL courses.8
Journalism-Related Requirement
HIST 1130Introduction to the History of the United States4

Supporting Courses

Mathematics Requirement
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
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

Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
This course already fulfills a Journalism requirement above.
Visual Storytelling in Journalism

Required General Electives

Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.28

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Engaging Difference and Diversity
  • Employing Ethical Reasoning
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone

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

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, IS courses

Journalism GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all JRNL courses

Program Requirement

134 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 30004General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 32004General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5  
ENGW 11114JRNL 23504  
JRNL 11504EEAM 2000 (For CAMD students)1  
 19 19 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3100
and CS 3101
5CS 1210 (For Khoury students)1General Elective4Co-op0
HIST 11304JRNL 23014General Elective4 
JRNL 22014MATH 13414  
Khoury Elective4Journalism elective 24  
 Khoury Elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 4220 or 24844General Elective4Co-op0
 JRNL 35504General Elective4 
 JRNL 36104  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CS 4530 or 45354  
 JRNL 46504  
 Computing and social issues4  
 Journalism elective 24  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 136

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
5CS 32004General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5  
ENGW 11114JRNL 23504  
JRNL 11504   
 19 18 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
CS 30004  General Elective4
HIST 11304   
JRNL 22014   
Khoury Elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
MATH 13414  General Elective4
Journalism elective 14   
Khoury Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CS 4220 or 24844CS 4530 or 45354  
JRNL 35504JRNL 46504  
JRNL 36104Computing and social issues4  
Khoury Elective4Journalism elective 24  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 135