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.

Biology Requirements

Introduction to College
BIOL 1000Biology at Northeastern1
or ENGL 1000 English at Northeastern
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
Experiential Learning Introduction
EESC 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
Biology Core Courses
BIOL 1107
and BIOL 1108
Foundations of Biology
and Lab for BIOL 1107
5
BIOL 2299Inquiries in Biological Sciences4
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
BIOL 2309Biology Project Lab4
BIOL 3611
and BIOL 3612
Biochemistry
and Lab for BIOL 3611
5
Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Elective
Complete one of the following:4-5
Human Parasitology
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Current Topics in Organismal and Population Biology
Evolution
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
Introduction to Evolution
Plant Biology
Marine Biology
and Lab for EEMB 2700
Conservation Biology
Disease Ecology
Animal Behavior
Intermediate/Advanced Biology Elective
Complete one course from the following:4-5
BIOL 2327 to BIOL 3999
BIOL 4705 to BIOL 5999
Supporting Courses for Biology
Chemistry
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
5
Math
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
Biostatistics
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
and ENVR 2502
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
and Recitation for ENVR 2500
5
Physics
PHYS 1145
and PHYS 1146
Physics for Life Sciences 1
and Lab for PHYS 1145
5
Intermediate/Advanced Science Elective
Complete one course from the following:4-5
BIOL 2301 to BIOL 5999
CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999
EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5999
ENVR 2310 to ENVR 5999
MATH 2280 to MATH 5999
PHYS 2303 to PHYS 5999
PSYC 2290 to PSYC 5999
Writing Requirements for the College
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3307Advanced Writing in the Sciences (Preferred)4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

English Requirements

Foundational Courses
ENGL 1160Introduction to Rhetoric4
or ENGL 1410 Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1300Introduction to Health and Humanities4
ENGL 1400Introduction to Literary Studies4
English Electives
Two of the courses chosen from the list below must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Diversity
Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):4
Early African-American Literature
Postcolonial Literature
American Women Writers
Asian-American Literature
Writing in Global Contexts
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
Literary Periods
Pre-1850
Complete one of the following:4
American Literature to 1865
Introduction to Shakespeare
Early African-American Literature
The American Renaissance
Early Literatures
17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
Emerson and Thoreau
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
Topics in Shakespeare
Post-1850
Complete one of the following:4
The Graphic Novel
Contemporary Poetry
Contemporary Fiction
The Modern Bestseller
Postcolonial Literature
Postcolonial Women Writers
American Women Writers
Asian-American Literature
Irish Literary Culture (Abroad)
20th- and 21st-Century Literatures
Theories and Methods
Complete one of the following:4
Grammar: The Architecture of English
Introduction to Rhetoric
Introduction to Research on Writing
Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
Science Fiction
What Is Nature?
Literary Genres
Rhetoric of Law
The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
Opening the Archive
Film and Text (Abroad)
Narrative Medicine
Introduction to Linguistics
Linguistic Analysis
Syntax
Semantics
History of English
Language and Gender
Major Seminar4
Major Seminar
Writing
Complete one of the following:4
Creative Writing
Style and Editing
Digital Writing
Writing in Global Contexts
Writing to Heal
Writing for Social Media: Theory and Practice
Writing Boston
Creative Nonfiction
Poetry Workshop
Fiction Workshop
Writing Seminar
English Elective
Complete any one ENGL course that has not already been used to fulfill another requirement.4

Integrative Courses

Integrative Courses
Complete three of the following:12
What Is Nature?
Science Writing: Origins, Ethics, and Emerging Genres
Writing to Heal
Technologies of Text
The Archives of Public Health
Narrative Medicine
Culture, Technology, and the Future of Health
Ocean Literacies

Capstone Requirement

Capstone
Complete one of the following: 1-4
Biology Capstone
Biology Research Capstone (concurrent with BIOL 4991 or BIOL 4994, which may be used toward Intermediate/Advanced Biology)
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Capstone Seminar

General Electives

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

Biology and English Combined Major GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, EEMB, ENVR, and PSYC courses

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all ENGL courses

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Advanced Writing in the Discipline
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1000 or ENGL 10001BIOL 22994BIOL 23014Vacation
BIOL 11074CHEM 23114BIOL 23021 
BIOL 11081CHEM 23121English writing elective4 
CHEM 11614ENGL 1160 or 14104  
CHEM 11621ENGL 14004  
CHEM 11630   
ENGW 11114   
MATH 13414   
 19 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 23094BIOL 36114Intermediate/advanced BIOL elective4Co-op0
CHEM 23134BIOL 36121NUpath elective4 
CHEM 23141PHYS 11454  
EESC 20001PHYS 11461  
ENGL 13004Literary period 14  
English diversity elective4Organismal and evolutionary biology elective4  
 18 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Integrative course4ENGW 33074Co-op0
ENGL 37104Intermediate/advanced science elective4English theories and methods elective4 
 Literary period 24  
 English elective4  
 4 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ENVR 25004  
 ENVR 25011  
 ENVR 25020  
 BIOL or ENGL capstone4  
 Integrative course4  
 Integrative course4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 134