• 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 Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or JRNL 1000 Journalism 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 3200Introduction to Databases4
CS 3500
and CS 3501
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
5
CS 4500Software Development4
or CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
IS 4200Information Retrieval4
or IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction
Khoury Elective Courses
With adviser approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 12 semester hours of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges:12
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

Journalism Major Requirements

Students transferring from outside institutions must complete a minimum of five 4-credit journalism courses at Northeastern, and these must include:

Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting
Visual Storytelling in Journalism
Ethics and Diversity in the News Media
Journalism Courses
A grade of C or higher is required:
JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing
and Journalist’s Toolbox
5
JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting4
JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social Media4
Required Journalism
JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s News4
JRNL 2350The History of Journalism: How the News Became the News4
JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the Media4
JRNL 4650Ethics and Diversity in the News Media4
Journalism Electives
Complete two JRNL courses.8
Journalism-Related Requirement
HIST 1130Introduction to the History of the United States4

Supporting Courses

Mathematics Requirement
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
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
Knowledge in a Digital World
Technology and Human Values
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
Environment, Technology, and Society
Technology and Society

Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
This course already fulfills a Journalism requirement above:
Visual Storytelling in Journalism

Required General Electives

Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.28

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Engaging Difference and Diversity
  • Employing Ethical Reasoning
  • 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.

Khoury College GPA Requirement

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

Journalism GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all JRNL courses

Program Requirement

134 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study:

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5CS 30004Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 32004Elective4Elective4
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5  
ENGW 11114JRNL 23504  
JRNL 11504   
 19 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5CS 12101Elective4Co-op
HIST 11304JRNL 23014Elective4 
JRNL 22014MATH 13414  
Khoury elective4Journalism elective 24  
 Khoury elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opIS 4200 or 43004Elective4Co-op
 JRNL 35504Elective4 
 JRNL 36104  
 Khoury elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCS 45304  
 JRNL 46504  
 Computing and social issues4  
 Journalism elective 24  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 135

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5CS 3500
and CS 3501
5Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 32004Elective4Elective4
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5  
ENGW 11114JRNL 23504  
JRNL 11504   
 19 18 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-opCo-opElective4
CS 30004  Elective4
HIST 11304   
JRNL 22014   
Khoury elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-opCo-opElective4
MATH 13414  Elective4
Journalism elective 14   
Khoury elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
IS 4200 or 43004CS 45304  
JRNL 35504JRNL 46504  
JRNL 36104Computing and social issues4  
Khoury elective4Journalism elective 24  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 135