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 Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken 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
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 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
DS 3500Advanced Programming with Data4
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
MATH 1365Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning4
or MATH 1465 Intensive Mathematical Reasoning
Data Science 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 options: 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

Writing Requirements

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 Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Psychology Requirements

Foundations of Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Statistics in Psychological Research
PSYC 2320Statistics in Psychological Research4
Mathematics Foundations
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
Personality/Social Basis of Behavior
Complete two of the following:8
Personality
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Cognitive/Biological Basis of Behavior
Complete two of the following:8
Learning and Motivation
Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
Sensation and Perception
Biological Psychology
Psychology of Language
Cognition
Psychology Laboratory
Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit:4
Laboratory in Research Design
Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
Laboratory in Biological Psychology
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
Laboratory in Cognition
Laboratory in Social Psychology
Laboratory in Personality
Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
Laboratory in Affective Science
Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
Psychology Seminar
Complete one of the following:4
Seminar in Biological Psychology
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
Seminar in Cognition
Seminar in Personality
Seminar in Social Psychology
Seminar in Clinical Psychology
Seminar in Sensation and Perception
Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
Seminar in Developmental Psychology
Seminar in Learning and Motivation
Psychology Electives
Complete two of the following:8
PSYC 2370 to PSYC 5999

Integrative Requirement

Integrative Course
Complete one of the following:4
Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience

Required General Electives

Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.28

Psychology GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all PSYC courses.

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
  • 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.

Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 94 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirement

130 total semester hours required.

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 12001PSYC 23204PSYC elective4General Elective 34
MATH 1365 or 14654CS 2100
and CS 2101
5General Elective 24General Elective 44
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5Personality/social basis of behavior 14  
ENGW 11114General Elective 14  
PSYC 11014   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 32004CS 12101PSYC elective4Co-op0
DS 300014DS 35004General Elective 54 
MATH 13414DS 42004  
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 14Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 24  
 Personality/social basis of behavior 24  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-op0DS 43004ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154Co-op0
 DS 440014General Elective 64 
 PSYC laboratory 4  
 PSYC seminar4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 442014  
 Integrative requirement 4  
 Khoury elective4  
 General Elective 74  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132
1

Course must be taken in the indicated term or earlier

Four Years, Two Co-ops Spring/Summer Session A

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 12001PSYC 23204PSYC elective4General Elective 34
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5CS 2100
and CS 2101
5General Elective 24General Elective 44
MATH 1365 or 14654Personality/social basis of behavior 14  
ENGW 11114General Elective 14  
PSYC 11014   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
CS 12101Co-op0Co-op0General Elective 54
CS 32004  General Elective 64
DS 300014   
MATH 13414   
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 14   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
DS 35004Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154
DS 42004  General Elective 74
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 24   
Personality/social basis of behavior 24   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
DS 43004DS 442014  
DS 440014Integrative requirement 4  
PSYC laboratory4Khoury elective4  
PSYC seminar4PSYC elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 132
1

Course must be taken in the indicated term or earlier