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.

Cybersecurity Major Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or CRIM 1000 Criminal Justice at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Computer Science Fundamentals 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 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
5
CS 3650Computer Systems4
CS 4700Network Fundamentals4
or CS 4730 Distributed Systems
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4740Network Security4
Cybersecurity Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Free Speech in Cyberspace
Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
Logic and Computation
Programming Languages
Software Development
Fundamentals of Software Engineering
AI Security and Privacy
Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems
Foundations of Cryptography
Applied Cryptography
Cybersecurity Principles and Practices
Security Risk Management and Assessment
Information System Forensics
Software Vulnerabilities and Security
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
Machine Learning and Data Mining 1
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
Computer Architecture and Organization
Microprocessor-Based Design
and Lab for EECE 4534
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
Topics in Law and Public Policy
Number Theory 1
Introduction to Cryptography
Technology and Human Values
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Public Policy and Administration
Law and Society
International Law
U.S. National Security Policy
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Supporting Courses

Complete the following course:
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4

Computer Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
Complete one of the following:4
First-Year Writing
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 Social Sciences
Advanced Writing for Prelaw
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Criminal Justice Requirements

Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, students have an opportunity to develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process.
CRIM 1100Introduction to Criminal Justice4
CRIM 1110Criminal Due Process4
CRIM 1120Criminology4
Current Crime and Justice Issues
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Complete one of the following:4
The Death Penalty
Human Trafficking
Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
Crime, Media, and Politics
Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions
The 2000-level courses in this list ask how does justice work and for whom? These courses introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions. The 3000-level courses in this list provide students a deeper look at a range of crime problems.
Complete one of the following:4
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
Youth Crime and Justice
Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
Black Families and Incarceration
Criminal Violence
Global Criminology
Psychology of Crime
Organized Crime
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
Criminal Law
Substance Use and Social Justice
Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
Creating Knowledge about Crime and Justice
How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? Harnessing data to learn about issues, identify solutions, and advocate for change.
CRIM 3600Criminal Justice Research Methods4
CRIM 3700Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice4
Systemic Issues
A consideration of systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Complete one of the following:4
Gender, Crime, and Justice
Race, Crime, and Justice
Criminal Justice Elective
Rounding out knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete one additional criminal justice elective from the 3000, 4000 or 5000-level:4
Criminal Justice Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
Senior Capstone Seminar
Cybersecurity Capstone

Criminal Justice Co-op Integration

Co-op students should complete at least one of the following courses. CRIM 3000 is required for the first co-op. CRIM 4000 is required if a second co-op is taken:
CRIM 3000Co-op Integration Seminar 21
CRIM 4000Co-op Integration Seminar 31

Integrative Requirement

Cybersecurity Integrative Course
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
or CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Criminal Justice Integrative Course
Complete one of the following:4
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
Policing a Democratic Society
Political Crime and Terrorism
Crime Prevention
Topics in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Required General Electives

Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.24

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
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Engaging Differences and Diversity
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • 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.

Program Requirement

134 total semester hours required.

Sample Plan of Study

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 11004CRIM 11104CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective4
CS 12001CRIM 11204MATH 13414General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5CS 2100
and CS 2101
5  
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5General Elective4  
ENGW 11114   
 19 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 36004CS 12101CS 30004Co-op0
CRIM 37004CS 4700 or 47304General Elective4 
CY 25504Crime Problems/CJ Institutions4  
CS 36504Current Crime and Justice Issues4  
 CRIM Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CRIM 30001ENGW 3302, 3308, 3311, or 33154Co-op0
 CY 37404General Elective4 
 CJ Systemic Issues4  
 Cybersecurity Elective4  
 CRIM Integrative4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CY 47404  
 CRIM 40001  
 CY 4170 or 52404  
 Capstone4  
 General Elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 136