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 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 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 Elective
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be be taken for upper-division electives.
Complete 4 credits 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.

Foundation Course
PHIL 1160Introduction to Economic Justice4
Core Courses
Philosophy
PHIL 2303Social and Political Philosophy4
or PHIL 3822 Philosophy of Race and Racism
PHIL 3435Moral Philosophy4
or PHIL 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
Political Science
POLS 1150American Government4
or POLS 1155 Comparative Politics
POLS 1160International Relations4
POLS 3405International Political Economy4
Economics
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
or ECON 2316 Microeconomic Theory
Methods Course
PHIL 3000Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics4
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 

CS 2484Principles of Human-Computer Interaction4
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
POLS 2390Science, Technology, and Public Policy4

Supporting Courses

Statistics and Mathematics
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
or POLS 2400 Quantitative Techniques
or MATH 2280 Statistics and Software
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics4
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

English Requirements

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
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

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 Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or PHIL 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5MATH 12314
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5ECON 1115 or 11164General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHIL 11154  
ENGW 11114POLS 11604  
PHIL 11604   
 19 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1210 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0ECON 2315 or 23164
CS 30004  General Elective4
PHIL 3435 or 23254   
POLS 1150 or 11554   
POLS 34054   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 32004Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3309, or 33154
ECON 2350, POLS 2400, or MATH 22804   
PHIL 2303 or 38224   
General Elective4   
 16 0 0 4
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CS 4530 or 45354CS 24844  
PHIL 30004Capstone4  
POLS 23904Khoury Elective4  
General Elective4PPE elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or PHIL 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 30004MATH 1231 or 13414
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5ECON 1115 or 11164General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PHIL 11154  
ENGW 11114POLS 11604  
PHIL 11604   
 19 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3100
and CS 3101
5CS 1210 or EESH 20001ECON 2315 or 23164Co-op0
PHIL 3435 or 23254CS 32004General Elective4 
POLS 1150 or 11554ECON 2350, POLS 2400, or MATH 22804  
POLS 34054PHIL 2303 or 38224  
 General Elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 24844ENGW 3302, 3309, or 33154Co-op0
 PHIL 30004  
 POLS 23904  
 General Elective4  
 0 16 4 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CS 4530 or 45354  
 Capstone4  
 Khoury Elective4  
 PPE Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130