• 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 Courses

Computer Science Overview
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
Choose 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
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
DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24
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 credits 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

Environmental Science and Sustainability Courses

Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Major Requirements
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
and Lab for ENVR 1400
5
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
Dynamic Earth
and Lab for ENVR 1200
4-5
or ENVR 2200 Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 2515Sustainable Development4
Skills Courses
Complete one of the following:4-5
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Geographical Information Systems
Earth Oceans and Environmental Change
Complete one of the following:4-5
Earth Materials
and Lab for ENVR 2310
Oceanography
Global Oceanic Change
Applied Hydrogeology
and Lab for ENVR 4500
Climate and Atmospheric Change
Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
Global Biogeochemistry
Conservation, Restoration, and Management
Complete one of the following:4
Introduction to Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
Wetlands
Streams and Watershed Ecology
Urban Ecology
Sustainable Planning and Development
Complete one of the following:4
Water Resources
Food Security and Sustainability
Environmental Planning
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
Urban Ecology
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environment and Society
Complete one of the following:4
Urban Ecology
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environmental Politics and Policy
Ecological Economics
International Environmental Policy
Environment, Technology, and Society

Supporting Courses

Calculus
MATH 1251Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 14
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
5
Chemistry
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
and CHEM 1213
General Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 1211
and Recitation for CHEM 1211
5
CHEM 1214
and CHEM 1215
and CHEM 1216
General Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 1214
and Recitation for CHEM 1214
5

Computer Science English 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 Sciences
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Requirement

Complete one of the following:4
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Senior Thesis
Research

Required General Electives

Complete 24 credits of general electives.24

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

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 32004Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5CS 35004Elective4
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5  
ENGW 11114ENVR 25154  
ENVR 22004   
 19 19 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1211
and CHEM 1212
and CHEM 1213
5CHEM 1214
and CHEM 1215
and CHEM 1216
5MATH 1341 or 12514Co-op
DS 30004CS 12101Elective4 
ENVR skills course4DS 42004  
ENVR Earth oceans course4DS 43004  
 ENVR 25004  
 17 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opDS 44004ENGW 33024Co-op
 ENVR conservation course4Elective4 
 ENVR sustainable course4  
 ENVR society course4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opDS 44204  
 Integrative course4  
 Khoury elective4  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 20  
Total Hours: 141