• 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 and Sustainability Sciences Requirements

Core Courses
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
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
ENVR 2515Sustainable Development4
Complete one of the following skills courses:4-5
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Geographical Information Systems
Complete four courses from these lists:16
Earth Oceans and Environmental Change
Earth Materials
and Lab for ENVR 2310
Global Oceanic Change
Oceanography
Applied Hydrogeology
and Lab for ENVR 4500
Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
Global Biogeochemistry
Conservation, Restoration, and Management
Introduction to Evolution
Conservation Biology
Ecological and Conservation Genomics
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
Wetlands
Streams and Watershed Ecology
Sustainable Planning and Development
Food Security and Sustainability
Water Resources
Climate and Atmospheric Change
Environmental Planning
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environment and Society
Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
Urban Ecology
Environmental Politics and Policy
Ecological Economics
International Environmental Policy
Environment, Technology, and Society

Economics Requirements

Core Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
ECON 3423Environmental Economics4
Supporting Courses
Calculus
Complete one of the following. It is recommended that MATH 1241 or higher is chosen:4
Calculus for Business and Economics
Calculus 1
Calculus with Applications
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Computer Science
Complete one of the following: 4-5
Computer Science and Its Applications
and Lab for CS 1100
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
Fundamentals of Information Analytics
Electives
Complete two courses in the following ranges, with only one at the 1000 level: 8
ECON 1200–ECON 1999
ECON 2990 –ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999

Integrative Requirements

Introduction to College
ENVR 1000Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern1
or ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Integrative Course
Complete one of the following (courses used as electives may not overlap with courses used as integrative):4
Food Security and Sustainability
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
Advanced Spatial Analysis
Economics Integrative Course
Complete one of the following (courses used as electives may not overlap with courses used as integrative):4
Economics of Sustainability
International Food Policy
Energy Economics
Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone
Senior Thesis
Senior Economics Seminar
Senior Economics Thesis

English Requirements (First-Year Writing and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines)

ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
ENGW 3307Advanced Writing in the Sciences4
or ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Major GPA/Credit Requirement

Grades in the following four economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):

ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4

83 semester hours required in the major

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 11154CS 1100, DS 2000 and DS 2001, or MISM 25104Elective4Elective4
ENGW 1111 or 11024ECON 11164Elective4Elective4
ENVR 1000 or ECON 10001ENVR 2200 or 12004  
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5ENVR elective 14  
MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414   
 18 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23154ECON 23164Elective4Co-op
EEMB 23024ECON 23504Elective4 
EEMB 23031ENVR 25154  
ECON elective 14ENVR elective 34  
ENVR elective 24   
 17 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opECON 25604ENVR elective 44Co-op
 ECON 34234Elective4 
 ENGW 3308, 3307, or 33154  
 ENVR 3150, 5350, 5450, or 55634  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opENVR 4050, 4997, ECON 4692, or ECON 49974  
 ECON 1711, 3404, or 34254  
 ECON elective 24  
 ENVR elective 54  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 131