January 2010 Freshmen
First-Year Requirements
The College of Engineering expects all of its freshmen, including those who start in January 2010, to complete the engineering first-year curriculum (10 courses and 34 semester-hours) before entering their sophomore year in September 2010. It is very likely that freshmen who start in January will be required to enroll in classes at Northeastern during the summer to complete the first-year requirements.
The objective is to synchronize the sophomore class and progress as a member of the class of 2014 through the standard upper-class course offerings. Your engineering academic advisor will assist you with program planning at orientation. Additional courses and sections have been added to the summer terms of 2010 to accommodate freshmen who start in January.
Course Recommendations for Fall 2009
We recommend that you take courses at another institution in Fall 2009 to maintain your academic momentum from high school. The engineering curriculum is challenging, even more so, if one takes an extended break from math and science courses prior to starting at Northeastern. Please choose your Fall 2009 courses from the following prioritized course list:
| Course | NU Equivalent |
| Calculus 1 for Engineering (strongly recommended) |
MATH1340 or MATH1341 |
| General Chemistry for Engineers | CHEM1211 & 1212 or CHEM1151 |
| College Writing | ENGL1111 |
| History |
HIST1110 or |
| Physics for Engineering 1 with Lab | PHYS1161 & 1162 or PHYS1151 & 1152 |
Before registering for a course at another institution, it is essential that you confirm that the course will count toward your Northeastern Engineering degree. For example, some calculus courses do not count toward an engineering degree and all pre-calculus mathematics, algebra-based physics, and engineering technology courses cannot count toward an engineering degree.
Students must earn a grade of C or better for the course to be eligible for transfer credit. Courses from a number of institutions have been reviewed by our faculty and their Northeastern equivalencies are recorded in the transfer credit database.
Note 1: This database includes all the courses from other institutions that have been evaluated by our faculty. It will state if a course is not transferable. If you do not find a specific course from another institution in the database, it needs to processed for evaluation.
Note 2: Letter grades earned at other institutions are not factored into the student's Northeastern grade point average.
Additional Information
Please see the Undergraduate Admissions Site for Spring 2010 Freshmen for more information. For assistance with course selection, please contact:
Molly McAuliffe
Assistant Director, Engineering Student Services
mem@coe.neu.edu
(617) 373-2154