Khoury College PhD Open House
Congratulations on your admission to Khoury College of Computer Sciences! We’re excited to have you at our 2025 PhD Open House, to be held in person in Boston from March 13–15. Registration will be sent directly via email.
Below is a schedule overview, as well as next steps for starting your Khoury journey. (Note that some event details may be subject to change; we’ll share more details as the date approaches.)
Schedule of events
(all times in EST)
Thursday, March 13
| 5–7 p.m. | Optional student mixer (current and prospective students only); WVH 102 lab |
Friday, March 14
| 8:30 a.m. | Students depart Marriott Copley lobby and head to Fenway |
| 8:45–9:15/9:30 a.m. | Student check-in and breakfast |
| 9:30 a.m. | Introductions from Zhi Tan and Joshua Gancher, PhD Open House Planning Committee faculty members |
| 9:35–9:50 a.m. | Introductions and presentation by Dean Beth Mynatt |
| 9:50–10:05 a.m. | Presentation by Byron Wallace, associate dean of graduate programs |
| 10:05–10:30 a.m. | Break for Q&A session (moderator TBD) |
| 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Faculty panel |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Student panel |
| 12:45–1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2–5 p.m. | Research area group meetings |
| 5:30 p.m. | Bus to Maggiano’s restaurant |
| 6–10 p.m. | Maggiano’s reservation |
Saturday, March 15
| 9 a.m. | Optional campus tour; meet at WVH |
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 2025 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 2025 starts, you will need to submit your official transcripts no later than September 30, 2025. 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
- Fall 2025 registration for new students opens Wednesday, May 7, and we expect all new and continuing PhD students to be fully registered for eight semester hours (SH) of coursework by July 1, 2025.
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, 2025, 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 2025, 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 $2499** 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 2025, 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 2025-2026 academic year
6. International students
Please make sure to follow the instructions sent to you by the Office of Global Services.