• 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 CHEM 1000 Chemistry/Chemical Biology 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
Choose one of the two options: 12
Computer Science Option
CS 2500
and CS 2501
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
and Lab for CS 2500
CS 2510
and CS 2511
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
and Lab for CS 2510
CS 3500
and CS 3501
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
Data Science Option
DS 2000
and DS 2001
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
DS 2500
and DS 2501
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
DS 3500
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
Khoury Elective
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 4 semester hours of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges: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
Statistics Foundations
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501		Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500		5

Chemistry Requirements

General Chemistry
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 2161
and CHEM 2162
and CHEM 2163		Concepts in Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 2161
and Recitation for CHEM 2161		5
Organic Chemistry
Complete one of the following:5
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
CHEM 2315
and CHEM 2316
Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry Majors
and Lab for CHEM 2315
Complete one of the following:5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
CHEM 2317
and CHEM 2318
Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry Majors
and Lab for CHEM 2317
Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322
and CHEM 2323		Analytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 2321
and Recitation for CHEM 2321		5
Advanced-Level Chemistry
Complete one course from the following options:4
CHEM 3410
Environmental Geochemistry
CHEM 3501 to CHEM 4628
Mathematics Foundations
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
Supporting Course
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151		5

Integrative Requirements

Integrative Courses
CHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402		Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
and Lab for CHEM 3401		5
CHEM 4750Senior Research4

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
ENGW 3302
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
ENGW 3307
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
ENGW 3315
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.24

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
  • 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 

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163		5CHEM 2161
and CHEM 2162
and CHEM 2163		5General elective4Vacation
CS 1200, CHEM 1000, or INSC 10001DS 2500
and DS 2501		5General elective4 
CS 1800
and CS 1802		5MATH 13414  
DS 2000
and DS 2001		4General elective4  
ENGW 11114   
 19 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312		5CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314		5General elective4Co-op
CS 32004CS 1210 or EESC 20001General elective4 
DS 30004DS 35004  
MATH 13424DS 42004  
 ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501		5  
 17 19 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322
and CHEM 2323		5ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154Co-op
 DS 43004Khoury Elective4 
 DS 44004  
 PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153		5  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCHEM 47504  
 CHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402		5  
 Advanced Level Chemistry4  
 General elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 132