• 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

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
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 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3500
and CS 3501		Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500		5
CS 3520Programming in C++ (Integrative course)4
CS 3540Game Programming (Integrative course)4
CS 3650Computer Systems4
CS 4300Computer Graphics (Integrative course)4
CS 4500Software Development4
or CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
CS 4700Network Fundamentals4
or CS 4730 Distributed Systems
CS 4850Building Game Engines (Integrative course)4
Computer Science Elective Course
CS 4150Game Artificial Intelligence (Integrative course)4
or IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction

Game Design Courses

Game Design Required
GAME 1110Games and Society4
GAME 2500Foundations of Game Design4
GAME 2950Game Studio4
GAME 3400Level Design and Game Architecture4
GAME 3700Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games4
GAME 3800Game Concept Development4
GAME 4700Game Design Capstone4
Game Design Elective
Complete one of the following:
GAME 1850Experimental Game Design4
or GAME 3300 Game Interface Design
or GAME 4000 Topics in Game Design
Khoury/Game-Related Electives
Complete three of the following:12
Any course in ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, or EXRE (EXRE 5011 and 5010, EXRE 5020, EXRE 5030), or GAME subject areas as long as prerequisites have been met.
If GAME 4000 (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the Game Design electives.
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
MATH 1342
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
MATH 2331
Linear Algebra
ECON 2350
Statistics for Economists
or PSYC 2320
 Statistics in Psychological Research

Supporting Courses

Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Mathematics
MATH 1260Math Fundamentals for Games (Integrative course)4
Complete one course from the following:4
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342 or higher

Computer Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 12 semester hours of general electives.12

Khoury College GPA Requirements

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation 
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • 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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or ARTF 10001CS 2510
and CS 2511		5CS 3500
and CS 3501		5Vacation0
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5GAME 25004Elective 4 
CS 2500
and CS 2501		5PSYC 11014  
ENGW 11114Math Elective4  
GAME 11104   
 19 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 1210 or EEAM 20001Math Elective4Co-op
CS 352014CS 354014Elective4 
GAME 295014CS 36504  
GAME 37004GAME 34004  
 Khoury/game elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 43004Co-op0Co-op0
 CS 485014  
 GAME 38004  
 ENGW 33024  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours Summer 2Hours
CS 4500 or 45304GAME 47004 Vacation0
CS 4700 or 47304Computer science elective4  
Game design elective14Khoury/game elective4  
Khoury/game elective4Elective4  
 16 16  0
Total Hours: 134
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Indicates courses that must be taken in the semester listed.