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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar | |
| 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 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 3500 | Advanced Programming with Data | 4 |
| CS 3200 | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 4 |
| or MATH 1465 | Intensive Mathematical Reasoning | |
| Data Science Foundations | ||
| DS 3000 | Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | 4 |
| DS 4200 | Information Presentation and Visualization | 4 |
| DS 4300 | Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | 4 |
| DS 4400 | Machine Learning | 4 |
| DS 4420 | Advanced Machine Learning | 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 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
| 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 Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Psychology | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| Mathematics Foundations | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| 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 | ||
or PSYC 3451 | 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | General Elective 3 | 4 |
| MATH 1365 or 1465 | 4 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | General Elective 2 | 4 | General Elective 4 | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | Personality/social basis of behavior 1 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | General Elective 1 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 3200 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 30001 | 4 | DS 3500 | 4 | General Elective 5 | 4 | ||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | DS 4200 | 4 | ||||
| Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 1 | 4 | Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 2 | 4 | ||||
| Personality/social basis of behavior 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | DS 4300 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 44001 | 4 | General Elective 6 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC laboratory | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC seminar | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | DS 44201 | 4 | ||||
| Integrative requirement | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| General Elective 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||
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Course must be taken in the indicated term or earlier
Four Years, Two Co-ops Spring/Summer Session A
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | General Elective 3 | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | General Elective 2 | 4 | General Elective 4 | 4 |
| MATH 1365 or 1465 | 4 | Personality/social basis of behavior 1 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | General Elective 1 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 1210 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | General Elective 5 | 4 |
| CS 3200 | 4 | General Elective 6 | 4 | ||||
| DS 30001 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| DS 3500 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 | 4 |
| DS 4200 | 4 | General Elective 7 | 4 | ||||
| Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Personality/social basis of behavior 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| DS 4300 | 4 | DS 44201 | 4 | ||||
| DS 44001 | 4 | Integrative requirement | 4 | ||||
| PSYC laboratory | 4 | Khoury elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC seminar | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||
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Course must be taken in the indicated term or earlier