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

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college.
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
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 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 3200Introduction to Databases4
Programming Sequence Pathways
Choose one of the two options: 9
Computer Science Option
CS 2100
and CS 2101
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
Data Science Option
DS 2500
and DS 2501
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
DS 3500
Advanced Programming with Data
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14
Khoury Approved Electives
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as 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
MKTG 4606
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
Statistics Foundations
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501		Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500		5

Chemistry Requirements

General Chemistry
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 2161
and CHEM 2162		Concepts in Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 2161		5
Organic Chemistry
Complete one of the following:5
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
CHEM 2315
and CHEM 2316
Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry Majors
and Lab for CHEM 2315
Complete one of the following:5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
CHEM 2317
and CHEM 2318
Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors
and Lab for CHEM 2317
Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322		Analytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 2321		5
Advanced-Level Chemistry
Complete one course from the following options:4
CHEM 3410
Environmental Geochemistry
CHEM 3501 to CHEM 4628
Mathematics Foundations
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
Supporting Course
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151		5

Integrative Requirements

Integrative Courses
CHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402		Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
and Lab for CHEM 3401		5
CHEM 4750Senior Research4

Writing 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
ENGW 3302
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
ENGW 3307
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
ENGW 3315
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

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

Science GPA Requirement (Chemistry)

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: CHEM, MATH, PHYS. 

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
  • 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 

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5DS 2500
and DS 2501		5General Elective4Vacation
CS 12001MATH 13414General Elective4 
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5General elective4  
CS 2000
and CS 2001		5CHEM 2161
and CHEM 2162		5  
ENGW 11114   
 20 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312		5CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314		5General elective4Co-op0
CS 32004CS 12101General elective4 
DS 30004DS 35004  
MATH 13424DS 42004  
 ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501		5  
 17 19 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322		5ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154Co-op0
 DS 43004General Elective4 
 DS 44004  
 PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		5  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CHEM 47504  
 CHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402		5  
 Advanced Level Chemistry4  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 133