- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
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.
Computer Science Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| Computer Science Fundamental Courses | ||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | 5 |
| CS 2510 and CS 2511 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | 5 |
| Computer Science Required Courses | ||
| CS 3000 | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| CS 3500 and CS 3501 | Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | 5 |
| CS 4100 | Artificial Intelligence (Integrative course) | 4 |
| CS 4500 | Software Development (Integrative course) | 4 |
| or CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | |
| IS 4300 | Human Computer Interaction (Integrative course) | 4 |
| Khoury Elective Courses | ||
| With advisor approval, a directed study, research, project study, or appropriate graduate-level course may also be taken as a computer science elective. | ||
| Complete twelve credits of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges: | 12 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900 | ||
Psychology Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department approval): | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Advanced Psychology | ||
| PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
| or PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | |
| Laboratory in Psychology | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Learning and Motivation | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Psychology | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Note: Courses satisfying the categories above cannot be reused. | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Neuropsychology | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | ||
With prior approval, directed study research and Honors Project courses can also be counted: | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Computing and Social Issues | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | ||
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Knowledge in a Digital World | ||
or PHIL 1300 | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 32 semester hours of general electives. | 32 | |
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Writing in the First Year
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study:
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 | 5 | CS 3000 | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | PSYC 3466 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| MATH 1341 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3464 | 4 | ||||||
| Computing and social issues | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 4500 or 4530 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302 | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3452 or 3458 | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| IS 4300 | 4 | CS 4100 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab | 4 | PSYC Seminar | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | Khoury elective | 4 | ||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 | 5 | CS 3000 | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | PSYC 3466 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MATH 1341 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | Khoury Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC 3464 | 4 | IS 4300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| Computing and social issues | 4 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | PSYC 3452 or 3458 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | PSYC lab elective | 4 | ENGW 3302 or 3302 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC Seminar | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CS 4100 | 4 | ||||
| CS 4530 | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||