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.

Artificial Intelligence Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Complete the following in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESC 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Fundamental 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 hour of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
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
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
DS 3500Advanced Programming with Data4
MATH 1365Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning4
or MATH 1465 Intensive Mathematical Reasoning
Artificial Intelligence Foundations
DS 3000Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning4
DS 4420Advanced Machine 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 ranges: 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

Linguistics Requirements

Linguistics Foundations
LING 1150Introduction to Linguistics4
LING 2350Linguistic Analysis4
LING 3412Language and Culture4
Linguistic Structure
Complete four of the following:16
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Laboratory/Directed Study
Complete one of the following:4
Research Seminar in Linguistics
Directed Study Research
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
Seminar Requirement
LING 4654Seminar in Linguistics4
or PSYC 4658 Seminar in Psycholinguistics
Linguistics Electives
Complete two courses not used to fulfill other degree requirements from the following options:8
ASL Linguistics
LING 3000 to LING 4999 1
1

Please visit the Linguistics Courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000-LING 4999 range.

Supporting Courses

Mathematics Requirement
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
PSYC 2320Statistics in Psychological Research4

Integrative Requirement

Integrative Course
CS 4120Natural Language Processing4

Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.16

Science GPA Requirement (Linguistics)

A minimum 2.000 GPA in LING courses is required.

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 Differences and Diversity
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Interpreting Culture
  • 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

130 total semester hours required