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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or PHIL 1000 | Philosophy at Northeastern | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| 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 with 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 3000 | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| CS 3100 and CS 3101 | Program Design and Implementation 2 and Lab for CS 3100 | 5 |
| CS 3200 | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | 4 |
| 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 4 semester hours from within the following options: | 4 | |
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 | ||
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Courses
Complete at least four courses in each of the following subject areas: ECON, PHIL, and POLS.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Course | ||
| PHIL 1160 | Introduction to Economic Justice | 4 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 2303 | Social and Political Philosophy | 4 |
| or PHIL 3822 | Philosophy of Race and Racism | |
| PHIL 3435 | Moral Philosophy | 4 |
| or PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| Political Science | ||
| POLS 1150 | American Government | 4 |
| or POLS 1155 | Comparative Politics | |
| POLS 1160 | International Relations | 4 |
| POLS 3405 | International Political Economy | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| or ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON 2315 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| or ECON 2316 | Microeconomic Theory | |
| Methods Course | ||
| PHIL 3000 | Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Senior Economics Seminar | ||
| Philosophy of Economics | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Ethics and Public Policy | ||
| Political Science Senior Capstone | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| PPE Elective | ||
| Complete one course from the following ranges: | 4 | |
| ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 | ||
| ECON 3000 to ECON 4689 | ||
| ECON 4900 to ECON 4999 | ||
| ECON 5200 to ECON 5999 | ||
| PHIL 2000 to PHIL 5999 | ||
| POLS 2000 to POLS 5999 | ||
Integrative Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 2484 | Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | 4 |
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| POLS 2390 | Science, Technology, and Public Policy | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics and Mathematics | ||
| ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | 4 |
| or POLS 2400 | Quantitative Techniques | |
| or MATH 2280 | Statistics and Software | |
| MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | 4 |
| or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
English Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Humanities | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 semester hours of general electives. | 20 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Employing Ethical Reasoning
- Writing in the First Year
- 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
129 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 or PHIL 1000 | 1 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | CS 3000 | 4 | MATH 1231 or 1341 | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | ECON 1115 or 1116 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | PHIL 1115 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | POLS 1160 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1160 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 3100 and CS 3101 | 5 | CS 1210 or EESH 2000 | 1 | ECON 2315 or 2316 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PHIL 3435 or 2325 | 4 | CS 3200 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||
| POLS 1150 or 1155 | 4 | ECON 2350, POLS 2400, or MATH 2280 | 4 | ||||
| POLS 3405 | 4 | PHIL 2303 or 3822 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CS 2484 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3309, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PHIL 3000 | 4 | ||||||
| POLS 2390 | 4 | ||||||
| General Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CS 4530 or 4535 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||||
| PPE Capstone | 4 | ||||||
| PPE Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 or PHIL 1000 | 1 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | CS 3100 and CS 3101 | 5 | MATH 1231 or 1341 | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | ECON 1115 or 1116 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | PHIL 1115 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | POLS 1160 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1160 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 or EESH 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ECON 2315 or 2316 | 4 |
| CS 3000 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 3435 or 2325 | 4 | ||||||
| POLS 1150 or 1155 | 4 | ||||||
| POLS 3405 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 3200 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3309, or 3315 | 4 |
| ECON 2350, POLS 2400, or MATH 2280 | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 2303 or 3822 | 4 | ||||||
| General Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CS 4530 or 4535 | 4 | CS 2484 | 4 | ||||
| General Elective | 4 | Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 3000 | 4 | PPE Capstone | 4 | ||||
| POLS 2390 | 4 | PPE Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||