• 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
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
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 3800Theory of Computation (Integrative course)4
CS 4100Artificial Intelligence (Integrative course)4
CS 4120Natural Language Processing (Integrative course)4
CS 4400Programming Languages (Integrative course)4
CS 4500Software Development4
or CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Khoury Elective Courses
With adviser approval, directed study, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 4 credits of CS, CY, DS, or IS courses that are not already required. Choose courses within the following range:4
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

Linguistics Requirements

Linguistics Foundations
LING 1150Introduction to Language and Linguistics4
LING 2350Linguistic Analysis (Integrative course)4
LING 3412Language and Culture4
Linguistic Structure
Complete four of the following:16
LING 3420
Phonetics
LING 3422
Phonology
LING 3424
Morphology
LING 3450
Syntax
LING 3452
Semantics
Laboratory/Directed Study
Complete one of the following:4
LING 4891
Research Seminar in Linguistics
LING 4991
Directed Study Research
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
Linguistics Seminar
LING 4654Seminar in Linguistics4
or PSYC 4658 Seminar in Psycholinguistics
Linguistics Electives
Complete three courses not used to fulfill other degree requirements from the following options.12
DEAF 2700
ASL Linguistics
LING 3000 to LING 4999 1
1

Please visit the Linguistics Courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000 - LING 4999 range.

Supporting Courses

Mathematics Requirement
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
Computing and Social Issues
Complete one of the following:4
AFCS 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
CY 4170
The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
CY 5240
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
HIST 2220
History of Technology
INSH 2102
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
IS 1300
Knowledge in a Digital World
or PHIL 1300
 Knowledge in a Digital World
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
SOCL 1280
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
SOCL 2485
Environment, Technology, and Society
SOCL 4528
Technology and Society

Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 20 semester hours of general electives20

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
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Engaging Difference and Diversity
  • 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, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511		5CS 3500
and CS 3501		5CS 30004
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5LING 23504Elective4Elective4
CS 2500
and CS 2501		5LING Elective4  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
LING 11504   
 19 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
LING 34124CS 12101Khoury Elective4Co-op0
MATH 13414CS 38004Elective4 
LING Structure4LING Structure4  
LING Elective4LING Elective4  
 Computing and Social Issues4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 41204ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154Co-op0
 CS 44004Elective4 
 LING Structure4  
 LING Seminar4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CS 41004  
 CS 45304  
 LING Structure4  
 LING Lab (or directed study)4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 134