Congratulations on your admission to Khoury College of Computer Sciences! We’re excited to have you at our 2026 PhD Open House, to be held in person in Boston from March 12–14. Registration will be sent directly via email.

Below is a schedule overview, as well as next steps for starting your Khoury journey.

Preliminary schedule of events

(Note that some event details may be subject to change; we’ll share more details as the date approaches.)

Thursday, March 12

4 p.m.: check in at Sheraton Boston Hotel
Optional student mixer (time/location to be shared soon)

Friday, March 13

Check in at Raytheon Amphitheater
Meet and greet and presentations with Khoury College leadership and faculty
Student panel
Research area specific meetings
Dinner at Maggiano’s

Saturday, March 14

No programming; students depart

You’ve been accepted — now what?

1. Enroll and deposit

Please enroll and pay your deposit fee through your Slate application portal. Your deposit fee is $100, and it will go toward a portion of the student fees not covered by your PhD funding package.

2. Deferral

If you are unable to begin your studies in fall 2026 and wish to defer, please reach out to your faculty advisor(s) and the PhD Student Services team to discuss your options.

3. Request and send in your final official transcripts

Please send your final official transcript(s) with your degree and graduation date within 30 days of matriculation, or the start of your program. As fall 2026 starts, you will need to submit your official transcripts no later than September 30, 2026. Please send via regular mail to the PO box below (note that you can’t use FedEx or UPS to send to a PO box).

Northeastern University – Khoury Computer Science Graduate Application Processing Center
P.O. Box 1417
Portsmouth, NH 03802 USA

4. Register for classes

• Claim your MyNortheastern account

Before registering for any coursework, reach out to your faculty advisor(s) to discuss your options. New students should reach out to their faculty advisor(s) by May 1 to discuss registration plans in advance of registration opening on May 7. Khoury College recommends that first-year students take four semester hours of classroom coursework along with four semester hours of Readings with their faculty advisor for a total of eight SH of coursework.

All incoming students must register for at least eight SH of regular coursework. Learn more about course registration, the PhD Computer Science curriculum, the PhD Cybersecurity curriculum, and the PhD Personal Health Informatics curriculum. If students are not fully registered for eight SH of coursework by July 1, 2026, it may delay access to labs, stipends, health insurance, and/or visa status.

Tuition fees will be automatically added to your bill upon registration. These tuition fees are covered by your PhD funding package and will be cleared from your bill in October 2026, after the start of the fall semester. We will discuss your billing and funding package application in detail during orientation in September.

5. Confirm health insurance and submit immunizations

The Northeastern University Student Health Plan fee of $2849** will be automatically added to your bill. The NUSHP fee is covered by your PhD funding package and will be cleared from your bill in October 2026, after the start of the Fall semester. We will discuss your billing and funding package application in detail during orientation in September. Learn more about waiving NUSHP and about submitting your immunization records.

**Rates may increase for the 2026-2027 academic year

6. International students

Please make sure to follow the instructions sent to you by the Office of Global Services.