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
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESH 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 1800Discrete Structures4
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
DS 3500Advanced Programming with Data4
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning4
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 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Economics Requirements

Required Economics Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
Economics Electives
Complete five ECON elective courses that are found in the following ranges, with no more than two in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs:20
ECON 1200–ECON 1999
ECON 2990 - ECON 3559
ECON 3561 - ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999
Economics Capstone
ECON 4692Senior Economics Seminar4
or ECON 4997 Senior Economics Thesis

Integrative Course Requirement

ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4

Supporting Course Requirements

Mathematics
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to Economics students only.)4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Computing and Social Issues
Complete one of the following:4
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Knowledge in a Digital World
History of Technology
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
Data Storytelling
Technology and Human Values
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
Environment, Technology, and Society
Technology and Society

English Requirement

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 Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.24

Economics GPA Requirement

Grades in the following four courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):

Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Statistics for Economists
Applied Econometrics

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • 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

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1200 or ECON 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 32004General Elective 24
CS 18004ECON 11164ECON 23504General Elective 34
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5Calculus Course4  
ECON 11154General Elective 14  
ENGW 11114   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
DS 30004CS 1210 or EESH 20001General Elective 44Co-op0
DS 35004DS 42004General Elective 54 
ECON 23154DS 43004  
Economics Elective 14ECON 23164  
 Economics Elective 24  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-op0DS 44004ENGW 33024Co-op0
 ECON 25604General Elective 64 
 Economics Elective 34  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ECON 4692 or 49974  
 Computing and Social Issues4  
 Economics Elective 44  
 Economics Elective 54  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1200, CRIM 1000, or INPR 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 32004General Elective 24
CS 18004ECON 11164ECON 23504General Elective 34
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5Calculus Course4  
ECON 11154General Elective 14  
ENGW 11114   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 1210 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0General Elective 44
DS 30004  General Elective 54
DS 35004   
ECON 23154   
Economics Elective 14   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
DS 42004Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3308, or 33154
DS 43004  General Elective 64
ECON 23164   
Economics Elective 24   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 44004ECON 4692 or 49974  
ECON 25604Computing and Social Issues4  
Khoury Elective4Economics Elective 44  
Economics Elective 34Economics Elective 54  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 132