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 Courses

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 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 3200Introduction to Databases4
Programming Sequence Pathways
Choose 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 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14
DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24
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

Environmental Science and Sustainability Courses

Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Major Requirements
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
and Lab for ENVR 1400
5
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
Dynamic Earth
and Lab for ENVR 1200
4-5
or ENVR 2200 Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 2515Sustainable Development4
Skills Courses
Complete one of the following:4-5
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Geographical Information Systems
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Electives
Complete any 4 courses from this list:16-19
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
Earth Oceans and Environmental Change
Earth Materials
and Lab for ENVR 2310
Earth Landforms and Processes
and Lab for ENVR 2340
Global Oceanic Change
Oceanography
Applied Hydrogeology
and Lab for ENVR 4500
Climate and Atmospheric Change
Soil Science
Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
Global Biogeochemistry
Conservation, Restoration, and Management
Introduction to Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
Wetlands
Streams and Watershed Ecology
Urban Ecology
Sustainable Planning and Development
Food Security and Sustainability
Water Resources
Community Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Management and Research
Environmental Planning
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
Advanced Spatial Analysis
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environment and Society
Ecosystem-Based Management
Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environmental Politics and Policy
Ecological Economics
International Environmental Policy
Environment, Technology, and Society

Supporting Courses

Calculus
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
5
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

Computer Science 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 Environmental Professions
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Requirement

Complete one of the following:4
Research
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Senior Thesis

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.16

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses

Science GPA Requirement (Environmental and Sustainability Sciences)

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: ENVR, EEMB

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • 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

131 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5CS 32004Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5MATH 13414Elective4
ENGW 11114ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5ENVR 25154  
ENVR 2200 or 1200 and 12014   
 19 19 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
and CHEM 1213
5CS 12101Elective4Co-op0
DS 30004CHEM 1214
and CHEM 1215
and CHEM 1216
5Elective4 
ENVR skills course4DS 35004  
ENVR Elective4DS 42004  
 ENVR 25004  
 17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0DS 43004ENGW 3302, 3303, 3307, or 33154Co-op0
 DS 44004  
 ENVR Elective4  
 ENVR Elective4  
 0 16 4 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 44204  
 Integrative course4  
 Khoury elective4  
 ENVR Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5CS 32004Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5MATH 13414Elective4
ENGW 11114ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5  
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5ENVR 25154  
ENVR 2200 or 1200 and 12014   
 19 19 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
and CHEM 1213
5  Elective4
DS 30004   
ENVR Elective4   
ENVR Elective4   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1214
and CHEM 1215
and CHEM 1216
5Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3303, 3307, or 33154
DS 35004   
DS 42004   
ENVR 25004   
 17 0 0 4
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 43004DS 44204  
DS 44004Integrative course4  
ENVR Elective4Khoury elective4  
Sustainable Planning and Development Course4ENVR Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 133