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.

Economics Requirements  

Core Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
Electives
Complete four ECON courses from the following ranges with no more than one at the ECON 1200–1999 range (the course used to satisfy the integrative course requirement may not be used as an economics elective):16
ECON 1200–ECON 1999
ECON 2990–ECON 3559
ECON 3561–ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999

Criminal Justice Requirements

Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, successful students will develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process.
CRIM 1100Introduction to Criminal Justice4
CRIM 1110Criminal Due Process4
CRIM 1120Criminology4
Current Criminal Justice Issues
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 1300
The Death Penalty
CRIM 1400
Human Trafficking
CRIM 1700
Crime, Media, and Politics
Criminal Justice Institutions
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 2310
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
CRIM 2330
Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
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
AFCS 3210
Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
CRIM 3010
Criminal Violence
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
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
Research Methods4
CRIM 3600
Criminal Justice Research Methods
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 one course in the CRIM 3001–5999 range not used to fulfill other requirements of this program.4

Supporting Courses

COOP 3945Co-op Work Experience0
CRIM 1000Criminal Justice at Northeastern1
or ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern
EESH 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
Calculus
Complete one of the following (it is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to economics students only):4
MATH 1231
Calculus for Business and Economics
MATH 1241
Calculus 1
MATH 1245
Calculus with Applications
MATH 1251
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
MATH 1340
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Digital Skills
Complete one of the following:4-5
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
MISM 2510
Fundamentals of Information Analytics
Data Analyses
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3700
Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
ECON 2350
Statistics for Economists
Integrative Courses
CRIM 1500Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability4
or CRIM 5601 Financial Crimes
ECON 3424Law and Economics4
or ECON 1240 Economics of Crime
Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 4949
Senior Capstone Seminar
ECON 4692
Senior Economics Seminar
ECON 4997
Senior Economics Thesis
Writing Courses
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3308Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences4
Complete any remaining semester hours after major and NUpath courses to reach the minimum semester-hour program requirement.
Experiential Learning
Complete one of the following options:1-4
Option 1: Co-op
Students may choose to complete one or multiple six-month co-op experiences during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor.
Option 2: Course Approved for NUpath Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience
Any course(s) designated with NUpath attribute EX, including courses used to fulfill other requirements of this program.

Combined Major GPA/Credit Requirements 

Grades in the following required ECON courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
ECON 2315
Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 2316
Microeconomic Theory
ECON 2560
Applied Econometrics

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

 Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer First-Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 1000 or ECON 10001CRIM 11104ENGW 11114Vacation
CRIM 11004CRIM 11204ECON elective4 
ECON 11154ECON 23154  
ECON 11164CS 1100
and CS 1101		5  
MATH 12314   
 17 17 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
CRIM 36004   
ECON 23164   
ECON 25604   
CRIM elective4   
 17 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23504CRIM elective4CRIM elective4Vacation
ECON elective4Open elective4ECON elective4 
CRIM elective4ENGW 33084  
Open elective4CRIM elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ECON 34244Capstone4  
ECON elective4CRIM elective4  
CRIM elective4ECON elective4  
Open elective4Open elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 1000 or ECON 10001CRIM 11104ENGW 11114Open elective4
CRIM 11004CRIM 11204ECON elective4CRIM elective4
ECON 11154ECON 23154  
ECON 11164CS 1100
and CS 1101		5  
MATH 12314   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 33084
CRIM 36004  CRIM elective4
ECON 23164   
ECON 25604   
CRIM elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23504Co-op0Co-op0CRIM elective4
ECON elective4  ECON elective4
CRIM elective4   
Open elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ECON 34244Capstone4  
ECON elective4CRIM elective4  
CRIM elective4ECON elective4  
Open elective4Open elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131