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 | |
| or PHYS 1000 | Physics 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 |
Physics Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Physics | ||
| Physics 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
| Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 and Recitation for PHYS 1161 | ||
| Foundations of Theoretical Physics and Lab for PHYS 1191 and Recitation for PHYS 1191 | ||
| Physics 2 | ||
| PHYS 1165 and PHYS 1166 and PHYS 1167 | Physics 2 and Lab for PHYS 1165 and Recitation for PHYS 1165 | 5 |
| Intermediate Physics | ||
| PHYS 2303 | Modern Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 3601 | Classical Dynamics | 4 |
| PHYS 3602 | Electricity and Magnetism 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 3603 | Electricity and Magnetism 2 | 4 |
| Advanced Physics | ||
| PHYS 3600 | Advanced Physics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 4115 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| or PHYS 5116 | Network Science 1 | |
| PHYS 4305 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | 4 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Khoury Approved Electives | ||
| With adviser 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 | ||
| Physics Elective | ||
| Complete one course not already required in the following range: | 4 | |
PHYS 3000 to PHYS 5999 | ||
Computer Science Writing 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 | ||
| 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 | |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | ||
| 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 |
| Additional Mathematics Requirements | ||
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
Integrative Course and Capstone
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 5318 | Principles of Experimental Physics | 4 |
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 (Physics)
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: PHYS.
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
132 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 | MATH 2321 | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | MATH 1342 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | PHYS 1165 and PHYS 1166 and PHYS 1167 | 5 | ||||
| PHYS 1161 and PHYS 1162 and PHYS 1163 | 5 | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| DS 3000 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | MATH 3081 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PHYS 2303 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | PHYS 3600 | 4 | ||
| PHYS 3602 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
| General elective | 4 | PHYS 3601 | 4 | ||||
| General elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | DS 4300 | 4 | PHYS 3603 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| PHYS 4305 | 4 | PHYS Elective | 4 | ||||
| CS 3200 | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | DS 4400 | 4 | |||||
| PHYS 5318 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 4115 or 5116 | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 135 | |||||||
Physics Course Offering Schedule
PHYS 2303 offered every fall, spring, and summer second half
PHYS 2371/PHYS 2372 offered every fall
PHYS 3600 offered every summer first half and summer second half
PHYS 3601 offered every fall and spring
PHYS 3602 offered every fall and spring
PHYS 3603 offered fall, spring all years, and summer first half (odd years)
PHYS 4115 offered every fall and spring
PHYS 4305 offered fall, spring all years, and summer second half (even years)
PHYS 4621 offered fall (even years) and spring (odd years)
PHYS 4623 offered fall (even years) and summer first half (even years)
PHYS 4651 offered fall (odd years) and spring (odd years)
PHYS 4652 offered every spring
PHYS 5318 offered every spring