B.S. Combined Major for Computer Science and Mathematics
With M.S. in Computer Science

For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
The College of Computer and Information Science and the Department of Mathematics reserve the right to modify the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses as necessary in the future.
Additional Requirements for the BS/MS
Students who wish to join the BS/MS program should plan to take CS 3500 and CS 3800 in the Fall semester of sophomore year. A formal application to join the program should be made via email to advising@ccs.neu.edu once freshman Spring semester grades are posted.

The entrance requirements for joining this BS/MS program are:
At least 32 SH in Computer Science courses must be taken at the Masters level or higher.
The final GPA for the Computer Science courses taken at the Masters level or higher must be at least 3.0.
For co-op purposes, choose attendance pattern BB.
For the related BS in Computer Science and Mathematics, see BS in Computer Science and Mathematics
The 2012 version of these BS/MS requirements may be found at 2012 Requirements
Change History
Computer Science: Undergraduate Level (37 or 38 SH: 8 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (37 or 38 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 1
CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation 1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 4
CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 0
CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 4
CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 1
CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 4
CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 1
CS 2800 Logic and Computation 4
CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 1
Upper level courses
CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design 4
CS 3800 Theory of Computation 4
CS 4300 Computer Graphics 4
CS 4500 Software Development 4
CS 4300 satisfies the Capstone Requirement.
Senior Seminar
CS 4000 Senior Seminar 1
Computer Science: Masters Level (32 SH: 8 @ 4 SH)
Required Masters Level CS Courses (12 SH)
Students must acquire on their own a working knowledge of the C programming language before taking CS 5600.
CS 5400 Principles of Programming Languages 4
CS 5600 Computer Systems 4
CS 5800 Algorithms 4
Masters Level CS Electives (20 SH)
Masters Level CS Elective 1 4
Masters Level CS Elective 2 4
Masters Level CS Elective 3 4
Masters Level CS Elective 4 4
Masters Level CS Elective 5 4
The Masters Level CS electives may be chosen from either Masters courses or from those PhD level courses for which the student is qualified.
The course CS 5010 may not be taken as a Masters Level CS elective because it duplicates material taught in the undergraduate curriculum.
2 of the 5 Masters Level CS electives must be in one of the following concentrations.
Artificial Intelligence
Database Management
Graphics
Information Security
Networks
Programming Languages
Software Engineering
Systems
Theory
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111) College Writing 4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302) Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301) Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 4
Mathematics (44 or 45 SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 0 or 1 @ 1 SH)
Required Mathematics Courses (33 SH)
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 1342 Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 2321 Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering 4
MATH 2331 Linear Algebra 4
MATH 2351 Ordinary Differential Equations 4
MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics 4
MATH 3175 Group Theory 4
MATH 3527 Number Theory 4
MATH 3000 Co-op Reflection Seminar 1 1
To be taken after the first co-op is completed. This course is not required if a student does not do co-op.
Mathematics Elective Requirements (12 SH)
Mathematics Elective 1 4
Mathematics Elective 2 4
Mathematics Elective 3 4
Mathematics elective: MATH 3000 or higher but excluding all courses related to the actuarial exam.
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528 Computers & Society 4
SOCL 3485 Environment, Technology, and Society 4
ANTH 3418 Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics 4
POLS 3308 Governance and Society in the Cyberage 4
IA 5240 Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights 4
General Electives (24 SH: 6 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core 4
Elective 2: Level 1 Social Sciences Core 4
Elective 3 4
Elective 4 4
Elective 5 4
Elective 6 4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
2 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
Level 1 Social Sciences Core
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
Integrative Courses
See CS 1800 Discrete Structures.
See CS 2800 Logic and Computation.
See CS 4300 Computer Graphics.
See MATH 2331 Linear Algebra.