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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 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 |
| DS 4420 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 2 | 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 | ||
Environmental Science and Sustainability Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2515 | Sustainable Development | 4 |
| 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 | ||
or ENVR 3600 | 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Research | ||
| Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | 5 | MATH 1341 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ENVR 1400 and ENVR 1401 | 5 | ||||
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 2200 or 1200 and 1201 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1213 | 5 | CS 1210 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 3000 | 4 | CHEM 1214 and CHEM 1215 and CHEM 1216 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ENVR skills course | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 2500 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4300 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3303, 3307, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 4400 | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4420 | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | 5 | MATH 1341 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ENVR 1400 and ENVR 1401 | 5 | ||||
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 2200 or 1200 and 1201 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1213 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 3000 | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1214 and CHEM 1215 and CHEM 1216 | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3303, 3307, or 3315 | 4 |
| DS 3500 | 4 | ||||||
| DS 4200 | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR 2500 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| DS 4300 | 4 | DS 4420 | 4 | ||||
| DS 4400 | 4 | Integrative course | 4 | ||||
| ENVR Elective | 4 | Khoury elective | 4 | ||||
| Sustainable Planning and Development Course | 4 | ENVR Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||