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.

Health Science Requirements

Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Science Requirement
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111		5
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113		5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161		5
MATH 1241Calculus 14
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4

Criminal Justice Requirements

Introduction to Crime, Law, and Justice System
CRIM 1100Introduction to Criminal Justice4
CRIM 1110Criminal Due Process4
CRIM 1120Criminology4
Criminal Justice Electives
Current Criminal Justice System Issues
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 1300
The Death Penalty
CRIM 1400
Human Trafficking
CRIM 1500
Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
CRIM 1700
Crime, Media, and Politics
Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 2310
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 2350
Policing a Democratic Society
CRIM 2370
Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
CRIM 2380
Black Families and Incarceration
Crime Problems
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3010
Criminal Violence
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3050
Organized Crime
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 3070
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
CRIM 3100
Criminal Law
CRIM 3540
Substance Use and Social Justice
Systemic Issues
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3110
Gender, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
Additional Criminal Justice Electives
Complete two courses from the CRIM 3001 to 5999 range that are not used to fulfill other requirements of this program.8

Supporting Course Requirements

Introduction to College
Complete one course from home college:1
CRIM 1000
Criminal Justice at Northeastern
HSCI 1000
College: An Introduction
Digital Skills
Complete one of the following:5
CS 1100
and CS 1101
Computer Science and Its Applications
and Lab for CS 1100
CS 2000
and CS 2001
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
Statistics
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3700
Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
INSH 3102
Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
PHTH 2210
Foundations of Biostatistics
Research Methods
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3600
Criminal Justice Research Methods
PHTH 4202
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health

Integrative Course

CRIM 3040Psychology of Crime4

Capstone

Complete one of the following, based on home college:3-4
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
HINF 5301
Evaluating Health Technologies
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service 1
HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research 1
HSCI 4740
Health Science Capstone Seminar
HSCI 4970
and HSCI 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 2
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
PHTH 4602
Private Guns, Public Health
PHTH 4616
Addressing Rural Health Inequities
PHTH 4717
Advancing Health Justice Through the Law
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5236
Food, Nutrition, and Health
PHTH 5603
Qualitative Methods
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
CRIM 4949
Senior Capstone Seminar
1

Must complete Health Science Capstone Introduction (HSCI 4700) (0 SH) as prerequisite.

2

Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970) will count as 4 SH general elective.

General Electives

Complete any remaining semester hours after major and NUpath courses to reach the minimum semester-hour program requirement.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • 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
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Optional Co-op

Students can choose to complete one or two six-month co-op experiences, or none at all, during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor regarding the 1-semester-hour prerequisite course for co-op.

Health Science Grade Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for public health core courses, science requirement courses, and HSCI and PHTH capstone courses. Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000) and Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op (HSCI 2000) must achieve a C or higher.

Program Requirement

132 semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 1000 or CRIM 10001BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		5PHTH 23504Open elective4
PHTH 12604CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5PHTH 23004Open elective4
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5MATH 12414  
PSYC 11014Open elective/First-Year Writing NUpath course4  
CRIM 11004   
 18 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0Open elective/Advanced Writing in the Disciplines NUpath course4
PHTH 2210, CRIM 3700, or INSH 31024  Open elective/Ethical Reasoning NUpath course4
CS 1100
and CS 1101		5   
CRIM 11104   
PHTH 25154   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 11204Co-op0Co-op0PHTH 41204
CRIM electives4  PHTH 45404
Open electives8   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHTH 4202 or CRIM 36004Capstone course3-4  
CRIM 30404CRIM electives12  
CRIM electives8   
 16 15-16  
Total Hours: 133-134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 1000 or CRIM 10001BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		5PHTH 23504Open elective4
PHTH 12604CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5PHTH 23004Open elective4
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5MATH 12414  
First-year writing course4PSYC 11014  
CRIM 11004   
 18 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 2000
and CS 2001		5HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001Open elective/Ethical Reasoning NUpath course4Co-op0
CRIM 11104PHTH 2210, CRIM 3700, or INSH 31024Open elective4 
PHTH 25154Open elective4  
Open elective4CRIM 11204  
 Criminal justice elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CRIM elective4PHTH 41204Co-op0
 CRIM 30404PHTH 45404 
 PHTH 4202 or CRIM 36004  
 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines NUpath course4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0Capstone course3-4  
 CRIM electives12  
 0 15-16  
Total Hours: 133-134