• 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.

Environmental Science and Sustainability Requirements

Introduction to College
ENVR 1000Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern1
or CHEM 1000 Chemistry/Chemical Biology at Northeastern
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
Experiential Learning Introduction
EESC 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
Core Courses
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
Dynamic Earth
and Lab for ENVR 1200
4-5
or ENVR 2200 Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
and Lab for ENVR 1400
5
ENVR 2515Sustainable Development4
Complete one of the following:4-5
Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data
and Lab for ENVR 1500
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Complete four of the following (three of four must be above the 3000 level):16
Introduction to Evolution
Conservation Biology
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
Earth Materials
and Lab for ENVR 2310
Earth Landforms and Processes
Global Oceanic Change
Food Security and Sustainability
Water Resources
Oceanography
Applied Hydrogeology
and Lab for ENVR 4500
Wetlands
Climate and Atmospheric Change
Soil Science
Environmental Planning
Ecosystem-Based Management
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
Global Biogeochemistry
Urban Ecology
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environmental Politics and Policy
Ecological Economics
Environment, Technology, and Society

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
Intermediate-Level Chemistry
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
5
CHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322
and CHEM 2323
Analytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 2321
and Recitation for CHEM 2321
5
Advanced-Level Chemistry
CHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
and Lab for CHEM 3401
5
Complete one of the following:5
Bioanalytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHEM 3331
Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
and Lab for CHEM 3403
Math Requirements
Complete two of the following:8-9
Calculus 1
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Calculus 2
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 2
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
Statistics for Economists
Quantitative Techniques
Research Methods in Sociology
Physics Requirement
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 Requirements
Complete two of the following:8
Environmental Geochemistry
Senior Research
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
Environmental Pollution
Soil Science

Major Credit Requirement

94 total semester hours required in the major

Program Credit Requirement

140 total semester hours required in the major

Sample Plan of Study - Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5CHEM 2161
and CHEM 2162
and CHEM 2163
5General elective 24General elective 44
ENVR 1000, CHEM 1000, or INSC 10001EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5General elective 34General elective 54
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
5ENGW 11114  
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5ENVR 25154  
General elective 14   
 20 18 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
5CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
5CHEM 2321
and CHEM 2322
and CHEM 2323
5Co-op
ENVR elective; 1 of 44EESC 20001Math requirement; 2 of 24 
Math requirement; 1 of 24PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
5  
General elective 64ENVR skills requirement4  
 ENVR elective; 2 of 44  
 17 19 9 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCHEM 3401
and CHEM 3402
5General elective 74Co-op
 ENGW 33074General elective 84 
 Advanced CHEM elective 5  
 ENVR elective; 3 of 44  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opENVR elective; 4 of 44  
 Integrative course; 1 of 24  
 Integrative course; 2 of 24  
 General elective 94  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 141