• 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.

Overview and Co-op Courses

ECON 1000Economics at Northeastern1
or HUSV 1000 Human Services at Northeastern
EESH 2000Professional Development for Co-op1

Economics Requirements

Economic Requirements
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics for Economists4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
Economics Elective Courses
Complete three economics elective courses found in the following ranges, with no more than one at the 1000 level. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs: 12
ECON 1200–ECON 1999
ECON 2990 – ECON 3559
ECON 3561 - ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999

Human Services Requirements

Human Services Overview
HUSV 1101Social Change and Human Services4
HUSV 2300Counseling in Human Services4
HUSV 2970Research Methods for Human Services4
HUSV 3570The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change4
HUSV 3900Social Policy4
HUSV 4994Human Services Internship6
Human Services and Diverse Populations
Complete one of the following:4
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Intercultural Studies through Human Services
Human Services Elective Courses
Complete three additional HUSV courses.12

Supporting Courses

Calculus
Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)
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

Capstone

Complete one of the following capstone/senior seminar options:

Economics Capstone Option
ECON 4692Senior Economics Seminar4
or ECON 4997 Senior Economics Thesis
Complete one additional HUSV elective.4
Human Services Capstone Option
HUSV 4700Senior Seminar in Human Services4
Complete one additional ECON elective at the 3000 level or above.4

Integrative Course

Complete one of the following:4
Labor Economics
Women’s Labor and the Economy
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
Behavioral Economics

Economics Major Grade Requirement

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

Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Statistics for Economists
Applied Econometrics

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

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 25104ECON 23154Elective4
ENGW 11114ECON 11164Elective4Elective4
HUSV 1000 or ECON 10001HUSV 23004  
HUSV 11014MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414  
Elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23164ECON 23504Elective4Co-op0
HS diverse populations course4EESH 20001Elective4 
HUSV 29704  
HUSV 35704  
ECON elective 24  
ECON elective 14   
HUSV elective 14   
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ECON 25604ENGW 3308 or 33154Co-op0
 HUSV 39004HUSV elective 24 
 HUSV 49946  
 ECON elective 34  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0Integrative Requirement4  
 Capstone & Elective: HUSV 4700 + one ECON course (Option A) or ECON 4692 (or ECON 4997) + one HUSV course (Option B)8  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132