## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Behavioral Neuroscience
underscores how research in neuroscience has become a computational field of
study. The combined major is designed for students who are interested in
applying mathematical and computational methodologies toward understanding
human behavior, artificial intelligence, and the human-machine interface.
Courses across multiple science disciplines—including biology, chemistry, and
computer science—lay a strong foundation necessary to explore brain mechanisms
and how they give rise to behavioral functions and pathological states using
computational approaches. Students will have an opportunity to develop skills
in software development as they apply algorithms and data structures to brain
research and neurotechnology.
* * *
  * Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
  * Certain options within the program may be  _required_ at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 
* * *
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete
any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified
and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major
requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
## Computer Science Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Overview|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar 1| 1  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op 2| 1  
Computer Science Foundations|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| Discrete Structures  
and Seminar for CS 1800| 5  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 1  
and Lab for CS 2500| 5  
[CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2  
and Lab for CS 2510| 5  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| Algorithms and Data| 4  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| Introduction to Databases| 4  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| Object-Oriented Design  
and Lab for CS 3500| 5  
[CS 4100](/search/?P=CS%204100 "CS 4100")| Artificial Intelligence| 4  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development| 4  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
Statistics Foundation|  
Complete one of the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the
Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH [PSYC
2315](/search/?P=PSYC%202315 "PSYC 2315") course (requires department
permission):| 4-5  
[ENVR 2500](/search/?P=ENVR%202500 "ENVR 2500")  
and [ENVR 2501](/search/?P=ENVR%202501 "ENVR 2501")| Biostatistics  
and Lab for ENVR 2500|  
[PSYC 2320](/search/?P=PSYC%202320 "PSYC 2320")| Statistics in Psychological
Research|  
1
Students entering through the behavioral neuroscience program may take
Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern ([BNSC 1000](/search/?P=BNSC%201000
"BNSC 1000")).
2
Students entering through the behavioral neuroscience program may take
Professional Development for Co-op ([EESC 2000](/search/?P=EESC%202000
"EESC 2000")).
## Writing Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
or [ENGW 1102](/search/?P=ENGW%201102 "ENGW 1102")|  First-Year Writing for
Multilingual Writers  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions|  
[ENGW 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307 "ENGW 3307")| Advanced Writing in the
Sciences|  
[ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| Interdisciplinary Advanced
Writing in the Disciplines|  
## Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
COS Foundations|  
[BIOL 1107](/search/?P=BIOL%201107 "BIOL 1107")  
and [BIOL 1108](/search/?P=BIOL%201108 "BIOL 1108")| Foundations of Biology  
and Lab for BIOL 1107| 5  
[BIOL 2299](/search/?P=BIOL%202299 "BIOL 2299")| Inquiries in Biological
Sciences| 4  
[BIOL 2301](/search/?P=BIOL%202301 "BIOL 2301")  
and [BIOL 2302](/search/?P=BIOL%202302 "BIOL 2302")| Genetics and Molecular
Biology  
and Lab for BIOL 2301| 5  
[CHEM 1161](/search/?P=CHEM%201161 "CHEM 1161")  
and [CHEM 1162](/search/?P=CHEM%201162 "CHEM 1162")  
and [CHEM 1163](/search/?P=CHEM%201163 "CHEM 1163")| General Chemistry for
Science Majors  
and Lab for CHEM 1161  
and Recitation for CHEM 1161| 5  
[CHEM 2311](/search/?P=CHEM%202311 "CHEM 2311")  
and [CHEM 2312](/search/?P=CHEM%202312 "CHEM 2312")| Organic Chemistry 1  
and Lab for CHEM 2311| 5  
[PSYC 1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| Foundations of Psychology| 4  
Mathematics Foundation|  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
or [MATH 1251](/search/?P=MATH%201251 "MATH 1251")|  Calculus and Differential
Equations for Biology 1  
Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations|  
[BIOL 3405](/search/?P=BIOL%203405 "BIOL 3405")| Neurobiology| 4  
or [BIOL 5587](/search/?P=BIOL%205587 "BIOL 5587")|  Comparative Neurobiology  
[PT 5410](/search/?P=PT%205410 "PT 5410")  
and [PT 5411](/search/?P=PT%205411 "PT 5411")| Functional Human Neuroanatomy  
and Lab for PT 5410| 4-5  
or [PSYC 3200](/search/?P=PSYC%203200 "PSYC 3200")|  Clinical Neuroanatomy  
Psychology Elective |   
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[PSYC 3404](/search/?P=PSYC%203404 "PSYC 3404")| Developmental Psychology|  
[PSYC 3406](/search/?P=PSYC%203406 "PSYC 3406")| Clinical Psychology and
Mental Health|  
[PSYC 3450](/search/?P=PSYC%203450 "PSYC 3450")| Learning and Motivation|  
[PSYC 3451](/search/?P=PSYC%203451 "PSYC 3451")| Learning Principles and
Behavior Analysis|  
[PSYC 3452](/search/?P=PSYC%203452 "PSYC 3452")| Sensation and Perception|  
[PSYC 3464](/search/?P=PSYC%203464 "PSYC 3464")| Psychology of Language|  
[PSYC 3466](/search/?P=PSYC%203466 "PSYC 3466")| Cognition|  
[PSYC 4524](/search/?P=PSYC%204524 "PSYC 4524")| Cognitive Development|  
Behavioral Neuroscience Core Courses|  
Complete two of the following:| 8  
[BIOL 3415](/search/?P=BIOL%203415 "BIOL 3415")| Current Topics in Behavioral
Neuroscience|  
[BIOL 3601](/search/?P=BIOL%203601 "BIOL 3601")| Neural Systems and Behavior|  
[BIOL 3605](/search/?P=BIOL%203605 "BIOL 3605")| Developmental Neurobiology|  
[BIOL 4705](/search/?P=BIOL%204705 "BIOL 4705")| Neurobiology of Cognitive
Decline|  
[BIOL 4709](/search/?P=BIOL%204709 "BIOL 4709")| Neurobiology of Learning and
Memory|  
[BIOL 5595](/search/?P=BIOL%205595 "BIOL 5595")| Cell and Molecular
Neuroscience|  
[BIOL 5601](/search/?P=BIOL%205601 "BIOL 5601")| Multidisciplinary Approaches
in Motor Control|  
[PSYC 3506](/search/?P=PSYC%203506 "PSYC 3506")| Neuropsychology of Fear|  
[PSYC 3508](/search/?P=PSYC%203508 "PSYC 3508")| Behavioral Endocrinology|  
[PSYC 3510](/search/?P=PSYC%203510 "PSYC 3510")| Brain, Behavior, and
Immunity|  
[PSYC 4510](/search/?P=PSYC%204510 "PSYC 4510")| Psychopharmacology|  
[PSYC 4512](/search/?P=PSYC%204512 "PSYC 4512")| Neuropsychology|  
[PSYC 4514](/search/?P=PSYC%204514 "PSYC 4514")| Clinical Neuroscience|  
[PSYC 4570](/search/?P=PSYC%204570 "PSYC 4570")| Behavioral Genetics|  
## Integrative Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Integrative Courses|  
[IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300")| Human Computer Interaction| 4  
or [CS 4120](/search/?P=CS%204120 "CS 4120")|  Natural Language Processing  
or [CS 4180](/search/?P=CS%204180 "CS 4180")|  Reinforcement Learning  
[PSYC 4540](/search/?P=PSYC%204540 "PSYC 4540")| Quantitative Topics in
Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience| 4  
or [BINF 6200](/search/?P=BINF%206200 "BINF 6200")|  Bioinformatics
Programming  
Upper-Division Elective|  
Complete four credits from the following list, not taken to fulfill previous
requirements:| 4  
[BINF 6310](/search/?P=BINF%206310 "BINF 6310")| Introduction to Computational
Methods in Bioinformatics|  
BIOL 3400 or higher|  
[BNSC 4991](/search/?P=BNSC%204991 "BNSC 4991") or higher|  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500") or higher, except [CS
5010](/search/?P=CS%205010 "CS 5010")|  
CY 2000 or higher, except [CY 4930](/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930")|  
[DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500") or higher, except DS 4900|  
[IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000") or higher, except IS 4900|  
[PSYC 3200](/search/?P=PSYC%203200 "PSYC 3200") or higher|  
## Supporting Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Computing and Social Issues|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[AFCS 2600](/search/?P=AFCS%202600 "AFCS 2600")| Issues in Race, Science, and
Technology|  
[CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data
and Digital Technologies|  
[CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights|  
[HIST 2220](/search/?P=HIST%202220 "HIST 2220")| History of Technology|  
[INSH 2102](/search/?P=INSH%202102 "INSH 2102")| Bostonography: The City
through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks|  
[PHIL 1145](/search/?P=PHIL%201145 "PHIL 1145")| Technology and Human Values|  
[SOCL 1280](/search/?P=SOCL%201280 "SOCL 1280")| The Twenty-First-Century
Workplace|  
[SOCL 2485](/search/?P=SOCL%202485 "SOCL 2485")| Environment, Technology, and
Society|  
[SOCL 4528](/search/?P=SOCL%204528 "SOCL 4528")| Technology and Society|  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 16 credits of general electives.| 16  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## Computer Science and Behavioral Neuroscience Major Credit Requirement
102 SH required in the major
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  * Understanding Societies and Institutions
  * Analyzing and Using Data
  * Writing in the First Year
  * Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  * Writing-Intensive in the Major
  * Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-
op.
## Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
## Sample Patterns:
## Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[BIOL 1107](/search/?P=BIOL%201107 "BIOL 1107")  
and [BIOL 1108](/search/?P=BIOL%201108 "BIOL 1108")| 5| [BIOL
2299](/search/?P=BIOL%202299 "BIOL 2299")| 4| [CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500
"CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| Vacation|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [CHEM
1161](/search/?P=CHEM%201161 "CHEM 1161")  
and [CHEM 1162](/search/?P=CHEM%201162 "CHEM 1162")  
and [CHEM 1163](/search/?P=CHEM%201163 "CHEM 1163")| 5| [PSYC
1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| 4|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [CS
2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5|  |   
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |  |   
| 20|  | 18|  | 9|  | 0  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[BIOL 2301](/search/?P=BIOL%202301 "BIOL 2301")  
and [BIOL 2302](/search/?P=BIOL%202302 "BIOL 2302")| 5| Co-op| | Co-op| | PSYC Elective| 4  
[BIOL 3405](/search/?P=BIOL%203405 "BIOL 3405") or [ 5587](/search/?P=BIOL%205587 "BIOL 5587")| 4|  |  | General Elective| 4  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| 1|  |  |   
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4|  |  |   
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4|  |  |   
| 18|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CHEM 2311](/search/?P=CHEM%202311 "CHEM 2311")  
and [CHEM 2312](/search/?P=CHEM%202312 "CHEM 2312")| 5| Co-op| | Co-op| | General elective| 4  
[PSYC 3200](/search/?P=PSYC%203200 "PSYC 3200") or [PT 5410](/search/?P=PT%205410 "PT 5410") _**and**_ [PT 5411](/search/?P=PT%205411 "PT 5411")| 4| [ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307 "ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4|  | General elective| 4  
Statistics course| 4|  |  |   
General elective| 4|  |  |   
| 17|  | 4|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500") or [ 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")| 4| [BINF 6308](/search/?P=BINF%206308 "BINF 6308") or [PSYC 4540](/search/?P=PSYC%204540 "PSYC 4540")| 4|  |   
[IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300"), [CS 4120](/search/?P=CS%204120 "CS 4120"), or [CS 4180](/search/?P=CS%204180 "CS 4180")| 4| [CS 4100](/search/?P=CS%204100 "CS 4100")| 4|  |   
BNS core| 4| Computing and social issues| 4|  |   
BNS core| 4| General elective| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 134  
## Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[BIOL 1107](/search/?P=BIOL%201107 "BIOL 1107")  
and [BIOL 1108](/search/?P=BIOL%201108 "BIOL 1108")| 5| [BIOL
2299](/search/?P=BIOL%202299 "BIOL 2299")| 4| [CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500
"CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| Vacation|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [CHEM
1161](/search/?P=CHEM%201161 "CHEM 1161")  
and [CHEM 1162](/search/?P=CHEM%201162 "CHEM 1162")  
and [CHEM 1163](/search/?P=CHEM%201163 "CHEM 1163")| 5| [PSYC
1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| 4|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [CS
2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5|  |   
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |  |   
| 20|  | 18|  | 9|  | 0  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[BIOL 2301](/search/?P=BIOL%202301 "BIOL 2301")  
and [BIOL 2302](/search/?P=BIOL%202302 "BIOL 2302")| 5| [CHEM
2311](/search/?P=CHEM%202311 "CHEM 2311")  
and [CHEM 2312](/search/?P=CHEM%202312 "CHEM 2312")| 5| PSYC elective| 4| Co-
op|  
[BIOL 3405](/search/?P=BIOL%203405 "BIOL 3405") or [
5587](/search/?P=BIOL%205587 "BIOL 5587")| 4| [CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210
"CS 1210")| 1| General elective| 4|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4| [PSYC 3200](/search/?P=PSYC%203200 "PSYC 3200") or [PT 5410](/search/?P=PT%205410 "PT 5410") _**and**_ [PT 5411](/search/?P=PT%205411 "PT 5411")| 4|  |   
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| Statistics course| 4|  |   
| General elective| 4|  |   
| 17|  | 18|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| | [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")| 4| Upper-division elective| 4| Co-op|   
| Computing and Social Issues| 4| General elective| 4| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307
"ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315") (online)| 4  
| BNS core| 4|  |   
| BNS core| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 4  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| | [BINF 6308](/search/?P=BINF%206308 "BINF 6308") or [PSYC 4540](/search/?P=PSYC%204540 "PSYC 4540")| 4|  |   
| [CS 4100](/search/?P=CS%204100 "CS 4100")| 4|  |   
| [IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300"), [CS 4120](/search/?P=CS%204120 "CS 4120"), or [CS 4180](/search/?P=CS%204180 "CS 4180")| 4|  |   
| General elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 134