Computer Science and Physics, BS (Boston)

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Computer Science Overview

One of:
- CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
- INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
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 with 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
CS 2800 — Logic and Computation
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
All of:
- CS 3100 — Program Design and Implementation 2
- CS 3101 — Lab for CS 3100
CS 3800 — Theory of Computation
One of:
- CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone

Introductory Physics

From the catalog
Physics 1
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - PHYS 1161 — Physics 1
  - PHYS 1162 — Lab for PHYS 1161
  - PHYS 1163 — Recitation for PHYS 1161
- All of:
  - PHYS 1191 — Foundations of Theoretical Physics
  - PHYS 1192 — Lab for PHYS 1191
  - PHYS 1193 — Recitation for PHYS 1191
From the catalog
Physics 2
All of:
- PHYS 1165 — Physics 2
- PHYS 1166 — Lab for PHYS 1165
- PHYS 1167 — Recitation for PHYS 1165

Intermediate Physics

PHYS 2303 — Modern Physics
All of:
- PHYS 2371 — Electronics
- PHYS 2372 — Lab for PHYS 2371

Advanced Physics

PHYS 3600 — Advanced Physics Laboratory
PHYS 3602 — Electricity and Magnetism 1
PHYS 4305 — Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Capstone

PHYS 5318 — Principles of Experimental Physics

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

Physics Elective

From the catalog
Complete one course in the following range:
PHYS 3000 to PHYS 5999

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any PHYS course numbered 3000–5999

Calculus

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
MATH 2321 — Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering

Additional Mathematics Requirements

MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics

Supporting Course

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

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 24 semester hours of general electives.

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — 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-physics-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.