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.
Data Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or BNSC 1000 | Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern | |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Computer Science Required 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 3200 | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| Programming Sequence Pathways | ||
| Complete one of the following two options: | 9 | |
| Computer Science Option | ||
| Program Design and Implementation 1 and Lab for CS 2100 | ||
| Program Design and Implementation 2 and Lab for CS 3100 | ||
| Data Science Option | ||
| Intermediate Programming with Data and Lab for DS 2500 | ||
| Advanced Programming with Data | ||
| Data Science Foundations | ||
| DS 3000 | Foundations of Data Science | 4 |
| DS 4200 | Information Presentation and Visualization | 4 |
| DS 4300 | Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | 4 |
| DS 4400 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 1 | 4 |
| Statistics Foundation | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | ||
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
Writing 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 Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Science Foundations | ||
| BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | Foundations of Biology and Lab for BIOL 1107 | 5 |
| BIOL 2299 | Inquiries in Biological Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
| CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
| CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 2311 | 5 |
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Mathematics Foundation | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| or MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | |
| Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations | ||
| BIOL 3405 | Neurobiology | 4 |
| or BIOL 5587 | Comparative Neurobiology | |
| PT 5410 and PT 5411 | Functional Human Neuroanatomy and Lab for PT 5410 | 4-5 |
| or PSYC 3200 | Clinical Neuroanatomy | |
| Psychology Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | ||
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Behavioral Neuroscience Core Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Neural Systems and Behavior | ||
| Developmental Neurobiology | ||
| Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline | ||
| Neurobiology of Learning and Memory | ||
| Cell and Molecular Neuroscience | ||
| Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control | ||
| Neuropsychology of Fear | ||
| Behavioral Endocrinology | ||
| Brain, Behavior, and Immunity | ||
| Psychopharmacology | ||
| Neuropsychology | ||
| Clinical Neuroscience | ||
| Behavioral Genetics | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Courses | ||
| CS 4100 | Artificial Intelligence | 4 |
| PSYC 4540 | Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience | 4 |
| or BINF 6200 | Bioinformatics Programming | |
| Upper-Division Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
BIOL 3400 or higher | ||
BNSC 4991 or higher | ||
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 | ||
PSYC 3200 or higher | ||
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 16 semester hours of general electives. | 16 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
A minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA is required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.
Science GPA Requirement (Behavioral Neuroscience)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: BIOL, BNSC, CHEM, ENVR, MATH, PHYS, PSYC
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Writing in the First Year
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | 5 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 |
| CS 1200, BNSC 1000, or INSC 1000 | 1 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | ||||
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | 5 | General elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| BIOL 3405 or 5587 | 4 | CS 1210 or EESC 2000 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||
| CS 3200 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | ||||
| DS 3000 | 4 | BNS core 1 | 4 | ||||
| Statistics foundation | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4200 | 4 | ENGW 3302 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 4300 | 4 | ||||||
| PT 5410 and PT 5411 | 5 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | BINF 6308 or PSYC 4540 | 4 | ||||
| CS 4100 | 4 | ||||||
| DS 4400 | 4 | ||||||
| BNS core 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||