Mathematics and Psychology, BS (Boston)

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Problem Solving

• MATH 1365 — Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning

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

Intermediate and Advanced Mathematics

• MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
• MATH 2331 — Linear Algebra
• MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics

Math Electives

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Complete two courses in the following range that are not required in the requirements above:

MATH 3001 to MATH 5999

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • Any MATH course numbered 3001–5999

Introductory Course

• PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Statistics

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Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission).

• PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Area A (Personality/Social Basis of Behavior)

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Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • PSYC 3400 — Personality
  • PSYC 3402 — Social Psychology
  • PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 3406 — Clinical Psychology and Mental Health

Area B (Biological/Cognitive Basis of Behavior)

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Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
  • PSYC 3452 — Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 3458 — Biological Psychology
  • PSYC 3464 — Psychology of Language
  • PSYC 3466 — Cognition

Psychology Laboratory

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Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit.

• One of:
  • PSYC 4600 — Laboratory in Research Design
  • PSYC 4604 — Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
  • PSYC 4606 — Laboratory in Biological Psychology
  • PSYC 4610 — Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
  • PSYC 4612 — Laboratory in Cognition
  • PSYC 4614 — Laboratory in Social Psychology
  • PSYC 4616 — Laboratory in Personality
  • PSYC 4622 — Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 4624 — Laboratory in Affective Science
  • PSYC 4628 — Laboratory in Developmental Psychology

Psychology Capstone Requirement

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • PSYC 4656 — Seminar in Biological Psychology
  • PSYC 4658 — Seminar in Psycholinguistics
  • PSYC 4660 — Seminar in Cognition
  • PSYC 4662 — Seminar in Personality
  • PSYC 4664 — Seminar in Social Psychology
  • PSYC 4666 — Seminar in Clinical Psychology
  • PSYC 4668 — Seminar in Sensation and Perception
  • PSYC 4674 — Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSYC 4676 — Seminar in Developmental Psychology
  • PSYC 4682 — Seminar in Learning and Motivation

Psychology Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog

Any PSYC course in the 3000 range and up

Integrative Requirement

• PSYC 4540 — Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience

Introduction to College

• INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

• EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Writing Requirements

• One of:
  • ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
  • ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
• One of:
  • ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Substitutions

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

• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (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 mathematics-and-psychology-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.