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Program requirements: Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS (Boston)

Artificial Intelligence Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Computer Science Overview  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:  
CS 1200 First Year Seminar 
or BNSC 1000 Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern 
or INSC 1000 Science at Northeastern 
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar 
CS 1210 Professional Development for Khoury Co-op 
or EESC 2000 Professional Development for Co-op 
Fundamental Courses  
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.   
MATH 1365 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning 
or MATH 1465 Intensive Mathematical Reasoning 
CS 2000 
and CS 2001 
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation 
and Lab for CS 2000 
CS 2100 
and CS 2101 
Program Design and Implementation 1 
and Lab for CS 2100 
DS 3500 Advanced Programming with Data 
CS 3200 Introduction to Databases 
Artificial Intelligence Foundations  
DS 3000 Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 
DS 4200 Information Presentation and Visualization 
DS 4300 Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval 
DS 4400 Machine Learning 
Statistics Foundation  
Complete one of the following: 4-5 
ENVR 2500 
and ENVR 2501 
Biostatistics 
and Lab for ENVR 2500 
 
PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research  

Writing Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
College Writing  
ENGW 1111 First-Year Writing 
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers 
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
Complete one of the following: 
ENGW 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions  
ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences  
ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  

Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
College of Science Foundations  
BIOL 1107 
and BIOL 1108 
Foundations of Biology 
and Lab for BIOL 1107 
BIOL 2299 Inquiries in Biological Sciences 
BIOL 2301 
and BIOL 2302 
Genetics and Molecular Biology 
and Lab for BIOL 2301 
CHEM 1161 
and CHEM 1162 
and CHEM 1163 
General Chemistry for Science Majors 
and Lab for CHEM 1161 
and Recitation for CHEM 1161 
CHEM 2311 
and CHEM 2312 
Organic Chemistry 1 
and Lab for CHEM 2311 
PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology 
Mathematics Foundation  
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 
Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations  
BIOL 3405 Neurobiology 
or BIOL 5595 Cell and Molecular Neuroscience 
PT 5410 
and PT 5411 
Functional Human Neuroanatomy 
and Lab for PT 5410 
4-5 
or PSYC 3200 Clinical Neuroanatomy 
Psychology Elective   
Complete one of the following: 
PSYC 3404 Developmental Psychology  
PSYC 3406 Clinical Psychology and Mental Health  
PSYC 3450 Learning and Motivation  
PSYC 3451 Learning Principles and Behavior Analysis  
PSYC 3452 Sensation and Perception  
PSYC 3464 Psychology of Language  
PSYC 3466 Cognition  
Behavioral Neuroscience Advanced Courses  
Complete two of the following, not taken to fulfill previous requirements: 
BIOL 3415 Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience  
BIOL 3425 Developmental Neuroplasticity and Technology  
BIOL 3601 Neural Systems and Behavior  
BIOL 3605 Developmental Neurobiology  
BIOL 4705 Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline  
BIOL 4709 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory  
BIOL 5595 Cell and Molecular Neuroscience  
BIOL 5601 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control  
PSYC 3506 Neuropsychology of Fear  
PSYC 3508 Behavioral Endocrinology  
PSYC 3510 Brain, Behavior, and Immunity  
PSYC 4510 Psychopharmacology  
PSYC 4512 Neuropsychology  
PSYC 4514 Clinical Neuroscience  
PSYC 4570 Behavioral Genetics  

Integrative Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Integrative Courses  
CS 4100 Principles of Artificial Intelligence 
PSYC 4540 Quantitative Topics in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience 
or BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming 
Upper-Division Elective  
Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:  
BINF 6310 Introduction to Bioinformatics  
BIOL 3400 or higher  
BNSC 4991 or higher  
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010  
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930  
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900  
EECE 2160 Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics  
EECE 2322 Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization  
MKTG 4606 Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum  
PSYC 3200 or higher  

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 16 semester hours of general electives16 

Science GPA Requirement (Behavioral Neuroscience) 

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: BIOL, BNSC, CHEM, ENVR, MATH, PHYS, PSYC  

NUpath Requirements Satisfied 

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op

Program Requirement 

130 total semester hours required