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.
Mathematics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving | ||
| MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 4 |
| 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 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Mathematics | ||
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2331 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Math Electives | ||
| Complete two courses in the following range that are not required in the requirements above: | 8 | |
MATH 3001 to MATH 5999 | ||
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission). | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Area A (Personality/Social Basis of Behavior) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | ||
| Area B (Biological/Cognitive Basis of Behavior) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Psychology Laboratory | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 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 Life-Span Emotional Development | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology Capstone Requirement | ||
| 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 Elective | ||
| Any PSYC course in the 3000 range and up | 4 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 4540 | Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | 1 |
| Experiential Learning Introduction | ||
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| Writing Requirements | ||
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
NUPath Requirements
The following NUPath Requirements are met by the major:
- Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
- Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI)
Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program.
Mathematics and Psychology Major Credit Requirement
Complete 76 semester hours in the major.
Science GPA Requirement
A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: MATH, PSYC.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four years, Two Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| INSC 1000 or MATH 1000 | 1 | PSYC Area A | 4 | PSYC Area B | 4 | Open Elective | 4 |
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | MATH 1342 | 4 | Open Elective | 4 |
| MATH 1365 | 4 | MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | NUpath IC | 4 | ||||
| NUpath EI | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MATH 2321 | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | PSYC Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC Area A | 4 | PSYC Area B | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | ||||
| NUpath DD | 4 | MATH Elective | 4 | ||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | MATH 2331 | 4 | MATH 3081 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC Lab | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | ||||
| Advanced Writing | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC 4540 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC Seminar | 4 | ||||
| Math Elective | 4 | ||||||
| NUpath ER | 4 | ||||||
| Open Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Five years, Three Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MATH 1341 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| MATH 1365 | 4 | PSYC Area A | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | NUpath IC | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1000 or INSC 1000 | 1 | Open elective | 4 | ||||
| NUpath EI | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MATH 1342 | 4 | EESC 2000 | 1 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | MATH 2321 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC Area B | 4 | PSYC Area A | 4 | ||||
| NUpath DD | 4 | MATH elective | 4 | ||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | MATH 2331 | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC Area B | 4 | Adv writing | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | MATH 3081 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC 4540 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab | 4 | ||||||
| NUpath ER | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC seminar | 4 | ||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||