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 MATH 1000 | Mathematics 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 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 | ||
| Complete one of 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 |
| 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 8 semester hours from within the following options: | 8 | |
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 | ||
Mathematics Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-Solving Requirement | ||
| MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 4 |
| Calculus Requirements | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Math Requirements | ||
| MATH 2331 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MATH 3175 | Group Theory | 4 |
| MATH 3527 | Number Theory 1 | 4 |
| Mathematics Elective Requirements | ||
| Complete four courses in the following range: | 16 | |
MATH 3001 to MATH 4999 but not MATH 4000 | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Courses | ||
| DS 4400 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 1 | 4 |
| DS 4420 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 2 | 4 |
Computer Science Writing Requirements
| 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 | ||
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 semester hours of general electives. | 20 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Science GPA Requirement (Mathematics)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: MATH.
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
130 total semester hours required
Sample Plans 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 | MATH 3081 | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | MATH 1342 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | MATH 1365 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 3200 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | MATH 3527 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 3000 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | Khoury Elective | 4 | ||
| MATH 2321 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | MATH 2331 | 4 | ||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 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 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 3175 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4420 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| General 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 | MATH 3081 | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | MATH 1342 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | MATH 1365 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 | 1 | Co-op | Co-op | Khoury Elective | 4 | ||
| CS 3200 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 3000 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 2321 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 | 4 | ||
| DS 3500 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 4200 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 2331 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| DS 4300 | 4 | DS 4420 | 4 | ||||
| DS 4400 | 4 | MATH 3527 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 3175 | 4 | Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH elective | 4 | MATH elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||