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Program requirements: Artificial Intelligence and Physics, BS (Boston)

Artificial Intelligence Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Computer Science Overview  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:  
CS 1200 First-Year Seminar 
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 

Physics Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Introductory Physics  
Physics 1  
Complete one of the following: 
PHYS 1161 
and PHYS 1162 
and PHYS 1163 
Physics 1 
and Lab for PHYS 1161 
and Recitation for PHYS 1161 
 
PHYS 1191 
and PHYS 1192 
and PHYS 1193 
Foundations of Theoretical Physics 
and Lab for PHYS 1191 
and Recitation for PHYS 1191 
 
Physics 2  
PHYS 1165 
and PHYS 1166 
and PHYS 1167 
Physics 2 
and Lab for PHYS 1165 
and Recitation for PHYS 1165 
Intermediate Physics  
PHYS 2303 Modern Physics 
PHYS 3601 Classical Dynamics 
PHYS 3602 Electricity and Magnetism 1 
PHYS 3603 Electricity and Magnetism 2 
Advanced Physics  
PHYS 3600 Advanced Physics Laboratory 
PHYS 4115 Quantum Mechanics 
or PHYS 5116 Network Science 1 
PHYS 4305 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 

Electives 

 
Code Title Hours 
Khoury-Approved Electives   
With adviser approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.  
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  
EECE 2160 Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics  
EECE 2322 
and EECE 2323 
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization 
and Lab for EECE 2322 
 
MKTG 4606 Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum  
Physics Elective  
Complete one course not already required in the following range: 
PHYS 3000 to PHYS 5999  

Computer Science Writing Requirement 

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

Supporting Courses 

Code Title Hours 
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 

Integrative Course and Capstone 

Code Title Hours 
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics 

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 16 semester hours of general electives16 

Science GPA Requirement (Physics) 

A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: PHYS 

NUpath Requirements Satisfied 

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

Program Requirement 

132 total semester hours required