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

Introduction to College
INSC 1000Science at Northeastern1
or SOCL 1000 Sociology at Northeastern
Experiential Learning Introduction
EESC 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
Problem Solving
MATH 1365Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning4
Calculus
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
Intermediate and Advanced Mathematics
MATH 2331Linear Algebra4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
MATH 3081Probability and Statistics4
Math Electives
Complete two courses in the following range that are not required in the requirements above:8
MATH 3001 to MATH 5999

Sociology Requirements 

Sociology Required Courses
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 2320Statistical Analysis in Sociology4
or INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
Sociology Electives
Introductory Elective
Complete one course between SOCL 1101 and SOCL 1999 not used to satisfy other requirements. 4
Intermediate Elective
Complete two courses between SOCL 2000 and SOCL 2999 not used to satisfy other requirements. 8
Advanced Elective
Complete one course between SOCL 4000 and SOCL 4999 not used to satisfy other requirements. 4
Capstone Requirement
SOCL 4600Senior Seminar4

Integrative Requirement 

Complete one of the following:4
Applied Mathematics Capstone
Introduction to Mathematical Methods and Modeling
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
Environment, Technology, and Society
Technology and Society

Writing Requirements 

ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3315Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences

NUPath Requirements

The following NUPath Requirements are met by the major:

  • Interpreting Culture (IC)
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
  • Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone  (CE)

Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program.

Mathematics and Sociology Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 76 semester hours in the major.

Science GPA Requirement (Mathematics)

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: MATH.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 1000 or MATH 10001MATH 13424Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114SOCL 2320 or INSH 31024Elective4Elective4
SOCL 11014SOCL 33004  
MATH 13414Elective4  
MATH 13654   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 23214MATH 23414Elective4Co-op0
SOCL 2321 or INSH 31014EESC 2000 or SOCL 10001Elective4 
SOCL elective4MATH elective4  
Elective4SOCL elective4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0MATH 23314Elective4Co-op0
 MATH elective4Elective4 
 SOCL elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0MATH 30814  
 SOCL elective4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130