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Program checklist · Computer Science, MSCS—Align (Online)

Computer Science, MSCS—Align (Online)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Computer Science, MSCS—Align (Online)
CIP
26.1103
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Master of Science in Computer Science—Align students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, with undergraduate majors including math, biology, history, engineering, and classics. The program begins with a two-semester introductory sequence, which provides the foundational knowledge for students from nontechnical backgrounds to succeed. Students have an opportunity to acquire both the knowledge needed to transition into a new career and the practical skills to build the next great app.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_2c2e1c98
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Align Bridge Coursework

0 items

    Fundamentals

    1 item
    1. CS 5001and CS 5003
      Intensive Foundations of Computer Scienceand Recitation for CS 5001
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Discrete Structures

    1 item
    1. CS 5002
      4

    Object-Oriented Design

    1 item
    1. CS 5004and CS 5005
      Object-Oriented Designand Recitation for CS 5004
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Additional ALIGN courses

    1 item
    1. CS 5008and CS 5009
      Data Structures, Algorithms, and Their Applications within Computer Systemsand Recitation for CS 5008
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Core Requirements

    major core · 0 items

      Algorithms

      1 item
      1. CS 5800
        4

      Breadth Areas

      1 item
      1. Select three courses from at least two of the three following breadth areas:
        Not resolved to a course
        12

      Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

      10 items
      1. CS 5100
        4
      2. CS 5150
        4
      3. CS 5200
        4
      4. CS 5330
        4
      5. CS 6120
        4
      6. CS 6140
        4
      7. CS 6200
        4
      8. CS 6220
        4
      9. CS 6240
        4
      10. CS 7140
        4

      Systems and Software

      11 items
      1. CS 5400
        4
      2. CS 5500
        4
      3. CS 5520
        4
      4. CS 5600
        4
      5. CS 5610
        4
      6. CS 5700
        4
      7. CS 5850
        4
      8. CS 6410
        4
      9. CS 6510
        4
      10. CS 6620
        4
      11. CS 6650
        4

      Theory and Security

      4 items
      1. CS 6760
        4
      2. CS 7805
        4
      3. CY 5770
        4
      4. CY 6740
        4

      Electives

      electives · 2 items
      1. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        12
      2. CS 5097
        4

      CS 5100 to CS 7980

      11 items
      1. CS 7990
        4
      2. CS 8674
        4
      3. CS 8982
        1-8
      4. CY 5001
        4
      5. CY 5010
        4
      6. CY 5130
        4
      7. CY 5210
        4
      8. CY 6120
        4
      9. DADS 7305
        4
      10. DS 5110
        4
      11. DS 5230
        4
      Source. Northeastern University, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/computer-information-science/computer-science/computer-science-mscs-align-vtl/. Captured page pages/0542.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.