• 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.

Data Science Requirements

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or BNSC 1000 Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESC 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Programming Sequence Pathways
Complete one of the following two options:12
Computer Science Option
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
and Lab for CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
and Lab for CS 2510
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
Data Science Option
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
Advanced Programming with Data
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14
Statistics Foundation
Complete one of the following:4-5
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
Statistics in Psychological Research

Writing Requirements

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one of the following:4
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements

College of Science Foundations
BIOL 1107
and BIOL 1108
Foundations of Biology
and Lab for BIOL 1107
5
BIOL 2299Inquiries in Biological Sciences4
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Mathematics Foundation
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations
BIOL 3405Neurobiology4
or BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology
PT 5410
and PT 5411
Functional Human Neuroanatomy
and Lab for PT 5410
4-5
or PSYC 3200 Clinical Neuroanatomy
Psychology Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Learning and Motivation
Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis
Sensation and Perception
Psychology of Language
Cognition
Cognitive Development
Behavioral Neuroscience Core Courses
Complete two of the following:8
Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
Neural Systems and Behavior
Developmental Neurobiology
Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control
Neuropsychology of Fear
Behavioral Endocrinology
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Psychopharmacology
Neuropsychology
Clinical Neuroscience
Behavioral Genetics

Integrative Requirements

Integrative Courses
CS 4100Artificial Intelligence4
PSYC 4540Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience4
or BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming
Upper-Division Elective
Complete four semester hours from the following, not taken to fulfill previous requirements:4
Introduction to Computational Methods in Bioinformatics
BIOL 3400 or higher
BNSC 4991 or higher
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
PSYC 3200 or higher

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.16

Khoury College GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA is 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

130 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study:

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1107
and BIOL 1108
5BIOL 22994PSYC 11014PSYC elective4
CS 1200, BNSC 1000, or INSC 10001CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5General elective4General elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5DS 2500
and DS 2501
5  
DS 2000
and DS 2001
4MATH 13414  
ENGW 11114   
 19 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
5CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
5General elective4Co-op0
BIOL 3405 or 55874CS 1210 or EESC 20001General elective4 
CS 32004DS 35004  
DS 30004BNS core 14  
 Statistics foundation4  
 17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0DS 42004ENGW 33024Co-op0
 DS 43004  
 PT 5410
and PT 5411
5  
 Khoury elective4  
 0 17 4 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0BINF 6308 or PSYC 45404  
 CS 41004  
 DS 44004  
 BNS core 24  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133