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
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
or PHIL 1000 Philosophy 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 1800Discrete Structures4
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 2700
and CS 2701
Data Structures and Analysis
and Lab for CS 2700
5
CS 2800Logic and Computation4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
5
CS 3800Theory of Computation4
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 be taken for upper-division electives.
Complete 8 semester hours from within the following options:8
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Philosophy Courses

Philosophy Required Courses
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 1145Technology and Human Values4
PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
or POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
or PHIL 2330 Modern Philosophy
PHIL 4515Advanced Deductive Logic4
or PHIL 4516 Advanced Inductive Logic
PHIL 5005Information Ethics4
or PHIL 5010 AI Ethics
or PHIL 4050 Artificial Intelligence and Society
Critical Philosophy Elective
Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirement:4
Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Human Rights
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
Race and Religion in Film
Indigenous Philosophy
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Religion, Race, and Politics
Philosophy of Race and Racism
Philosophy Electives
Take three additional PHIL courses not used to fulfill another requirement, at least one of which is 4000 or above.12

Integrative Course Requirement 

These courses will double count in other areas of your major:
Theory of Computation
Advanced Deductive Logic
Advanced Inductive Logic

Computer Science English Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one course from the following:4
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
Advanced Writing in the Humanities
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 44 semester hours of general electives.44

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Employing Ethical Reasoning
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Students must arrange to take a NUpath capstone using either a course in  CS, CY, DS, IS or PHIL, or as a general elective.

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

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1200, PHIL 1000, or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective 34
CS 18004PHIL 2325, POLS 2325, or PHIL 23304General Elective 24General Elective 44
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHIL 11454  
ENGW 11114General Elective 14  
PHIL 11154   
 18 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1210 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0General Elective 64
CS 2700
and CS 2701
5  General Elective 74
CS 28004   
PHIL Elective 14   
General Elective 54   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Khoury Elective 14Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3309, or 33154
PHIL Elective 24  General Elective 94
PHIL Elective 34   
General Elective 84   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CS 38004PHIL 45154  
CS 4530 or 45354PHIL 5005, 5010, or 40504  
Critical Philosophy Elective4General Elective 114  
General Elective 104Khoury Elective 34  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1200, PHIL 1000, or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective 34
CS 18004PHIL 11454General Elective 24General Elective 44
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHIL 2325, POLS 2325, or PHIL 23304  
ENGW 11114General Elective 14  
PHIL 11154   
 18 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 2700
and CS 2701
5CS 1210 or EESH 20001General Elective 74Co-op0
CS 28004Khoury Elective 14General Elective 84 
PHIL Elective 14PHIL Elective 24  
General Elective 54PHIL Elective 34  
 General Elective 64  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-op0CS 38004ENGW 3302, 3309, or 33154Co-op0
 PHIL 45154General Elective 104 
 Khoury Elective 24  
 General Elective 94  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CS 4530 or 45354  
 PHIL 5005, 5010, or 40504  
 Critical Philosophy Elective4  
 General Elective 114  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 134