• 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 Coursework

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or ENVR 1000 Marine and Environmental Sciences 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 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
Khoury Elective Courses
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

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Coursework

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Lab for EEMB 1101
5
Ecology and Evolutionary Genomics
EEMB 1105
and EEMB 1106
Foundations in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics
and Lab for EEMB 1105
5
Genetics
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
Evolution
EEMB 2400Introduction to Evolution4
Ecology
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
Capstone
ENVR 4997Senior Thesis4

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Topical Requirement

Complete 16 semester hours of the following (at least one course must be taken from each list):16
Evolution of Organisms
Marine Biology
and Lab for EEMB 2700
Animal Behavior
Desert Ecology
Ecology and Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Wildlife Ecology
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
Global Oceanic Change
Food Security and Sustainability
Wetlands
Streams and Watershed Ecology
Urban Ecology
Analytical Skills
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Population Dynamics
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Advanced Biostatistics
Advanced Spatial Analysis

Supporting Courses

Calculus
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
5
MATH 1251Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 14
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
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
Physics
Complete one of the following:5
Physics for Life Sciences 1
and Lab for PHYS 1145
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161

Computer Science Writing Requirement

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 Environmental Professions
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Requirement

Integrative Course
DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24

Required General Electives

Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.16

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum 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

133 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200, ENVR 1000, or INSC 10001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
5General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5EEMB 1105
and EEMB 1106
5General Elective4General Elective4
DS 2000
and DS 2001
4ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
5  
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
5MATH 1251 or 13414  
ENGW 11114   
 19 19 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
and CHEM 1213
5CS 1210 or EESC 20001General Elective4Co-op0
CS 32004DS 35004Khoury Elective4 
DS 30004DS 42004  
EEB Topical Requirement4EEMB 24004  
 EEB Topical Requirement4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0DS 43004ENGW 3302, 3307, or 33154Co-op0
 DS 44004  
 EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5  
 EEB Topical Requirement4  
 0 17 4 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 44204  
 ENVR 49974  
 EEB Topical Requirement4  
 Physics Requirement5  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 135