Computer Science and Biology, BS (Boston)

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Official catalog page for this program

Computer Science Overview

One of:
- CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
- BIOL 1000 — Biology at Northeastern
- INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
One of:
- CS 1210 — Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Computer Science Fundamental Courses

From the catalog
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.

All of:
- CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
- CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
All of:
- CS 2100 — Program Design and Implementation 1
- CS 2101 — Lab for CS 2100
One of:
- MATH 1365 — Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
- MATH 1465 — Intensive Mathematical Reasoning

Computer Science Required Courses

All of:
- CS 2700 — Data Structures and Analysis
- CS 2701 — Lab for CS 2700
CS 3000 — Algorithms and Data
All of:
- CS 3100 — Program Design and Implementation 2
- CS 3101 — Lab for CS 3100
CS 3200 — Introduction to Databases
One of:
- CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone

Khoury Approved Electives

From the catalog
With advisor approval, a directed study, research, project study, or appropriate graduate-level course may also be taken as a computer science elective.
Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any CS course numbered 2300–9999 (except CS 5010)
- Any CY course numbered 2000–9999 (except CY 4930)
- Any DS course numbered 2500–9999 (except DS 4900)
- EECE 2160 — Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
- All of:
  - EECE 2322 — Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
  - EECE 2323 — Lab for EECE 2322
- MKTG 4606 — Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Biology Core Courses

All of:
- BIOL 1107 — Foundations of Biology
- BIOL 1108 — Lab for BIOL 1107
BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
All of:
- BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301
One of:
- BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab
- BIOL 2407 — Computational Project Lab
All of:
- BIOL 3611 — Biochemistry
- BIOL 3612 — Lab for BIOL 3611

Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Elective

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BIOL 2327 — Human Parasitology
- BIOL 3401 — Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- BIOL 3413 — Current Topics in Organismal and Population Biology
- BIOL 3427 — Microbial Evolution
- BIOL 3451 — Avian Biology
- BIOL 5585 — Evolution
- All of:
  - EEMB 2302 — Ecology
  - EEMB 2303 — Lab for EEMB 2302
- EEMB 2400 — Introduction to Evolution
- All of:
  - EEMB 2700 — Marine Biology
  - EEMB 2701 — Lab for EEMB 2700
- EEMB 3460 — Conservation Biology
- EEMB 3466 — Disease Ecology
- EEMB 3600 — Animal Behavior

Intermediate/Advanced Biology Electives

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
BIOL 2311 to BIOL 4999
EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5515
EEMB 5548 to EEMB 5569

One of:
- Any BIOL course numbered 2311–4999
- Any EEMB course numbered 2290–5515
- Any EEMB course numbered 5548–5569

Biology Capstone

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BIOL 4701 — Biology Capstone
- BIOL 4900 — Biology Research Capstone
- BIOL 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2

Chemistry

From the catalog
A grade of D or better is required in CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162.

All of:
- CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
- CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161
- CHEM 1163 — Recitation for CHEM 1161
All of:
- CHEM 2311 — Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM 2312 — Lab for CHEM 2311
All of:
- CHEM 2313 — Organic Chemistry 2
- CHEM 2314 — Lab for CHEM 2313

Calculus

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Probability and Statistics

All of:
- ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
- ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500

Computing and Social Issues

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- AFCS 2600 — Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
- CY 4170 — The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
- CY 5240 — Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
- One of:
  - DS 1300 — Knowledge in a Digital World
  - PHIL 1300 — Knowledge in a Digital World
- HIST 2220 — History of Technology
- INSH 2102 — Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
- JRNL 3700 — Data Storytelling
- PHIL 1145 — Technology and Human Values
- SOCL 1280 — The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
- SOCL 2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society
- SOCL 4528 — Technology and Society

Intermediate or Advanced Science

From the catalog
Complete one course from the following:
BIOL 2327 to BIOL 3999
BIOL 4705 to BIOL 5999
CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999
EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5999
ENVR 2310 to ENVR 5999
MATH 2280 to MATH 5999
PHYS 2303 to PHYS 5999
PSYC 2290 to PSYC 5999

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any BIOL course numbered 2327–3999
- Any BIOL course numbered 4705–5999
- Any CHEM course numbered 2311–5999
- Any EEMB course numbered 2290–5999
- Any ENVR course numbered 2310–5999
- Any MATH course numbered 2280–5999
- Any PHYS course numbered 2303–5999
- Any PSYC course numbered 2290–5999

Integrative Courses

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BINF 6310 — Introduction to Bioinformatics
- BIOL 4707 — Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 5581 — Biological Imaging
- BIOL 5591 — Advanced Genomics

College Writing

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

One of:
- ENGW 3302 — Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Plus 20 semester hours of general electives.

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

Students entering through the Department of Biology may take Biology at Northeastern (BIOL 1000).
Students entering through the Department of Biology may take Professional Development for Co-op (EESC 2000).

Possible equivalents for this program beyond the above — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

DS 1300 ↔ PHIL 1300 (tier B)
ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3302 ↔ ENGW 3307 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under computer-science-and-biology-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.