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 Coursework
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college. | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ENVR 1000 | Marine and Environmental Sciences 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 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 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum | ||
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Coursework
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ||
| EEMB 1101 and EEMB 1102 | Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Lab for EEMB 1101 | 5 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Genomics | ||
| EEMB 1105 and EEMB 1106 | Foundations in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics and Lab for EEMB 1105 | 5 |
| Genetics | ||
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
| Evolution | ||
| EEMB 2400 | Introduction to Evolution | 4 |
| Ecology | ||
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | 5 |
| Capstone | ||
| ENVR 4997 | Senior Thesis | 4 |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Topical Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 16 semester hours of the following (at least one course must be taken from each list): | 16 | |
| Evolution of Organisms | ||
| Marine Biology and Lab for EEMB 2700 | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Desert Ecology | ||
| Ecology and Conservation Biology | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Ecological and Conservation Genomics | ||
| Wildlife Ecology | ||
| Landscape and Restoration Ecology | ||
| Global Oceanic Change | ||
| Food Security and Sustainability | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Streams and Watershed Ecology | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Analytical Skills | ||
| Ecological and Conservation Genomics | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | ||
| Advanced Biostatistics | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | ||
| ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 | Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | 5 |
| MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | 4 |
| or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
| 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 |
| Physics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
| Physics for Life Sciences 1 and Lab for PHYS 1145 | ||
| Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | ||
| Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| 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 Environmental Professions | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| DS 4420 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 2 | 4 |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 16 semester hours of general electives. | 16 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Science GPA Requirement (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: EEMB, ENVR
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
133 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 |
| CS 1200, ENVR 1000, or INSC 1000 | 1 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | EEMB 1105 and EEMB 1106 | 5 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 | 5 | ||||
| EEMB 1101 and EEMB 1102 | 5 | MATH 1251 or 1341 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1213 | 5 | CS 1210 or EESC 2000 | 1 | General Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CS 3200 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | Khoury Elective | 4 | ||
| DS 3000 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
| EEB Topical Requirement | 4 | EEMB 2400 | 4 | ||||
| EEB Topical Requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4300 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 4400 | 4 | ||||||
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | 5 | ||||||
| EEB Topical Requirement | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4420 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 4997 | 4 | ||||||
| EEB Topical Requirement | 4 | ||||||
| Physics Requirement | 5 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 136 | |||||||