a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sSchool of General Studies
The School of General Studies (SGS) is designed for students who need help strengthening their basic skills while they take the required freshman-year course work in English, mathematics, and social and laboratory sciences.
Through the combination of a prescribed curriculum, small classes, and low student-teacher ratio, students follow a program that fits their academic and career goals. SGS faculty provide advice and participate in a "House Plan" in which faculty members share information on each student's progress. also in this section: class entrance requirements
tuition and fees
sample tracks
The school helps SGS students excel at college work and prepare for academic success as upperclass Northeastern University students. A program for first-year students, the School of General Studies does not confer degrees; however, students are eligible to be accepted as sophomores into a wide variety of University degree-granting programs after the successful completion of the School of General Studies. Furthermore, SGS courses count toward graduation in a degree-granting program.
In preparation for gaining sophomore status, SGS students follow one of four curriculum tracks: arts and sciences or undecided, business, criminal justice, and health/science.
Students have access to all physical education facilities and co-curricular programs, as well as to the SGS Peer Tutoring Program, the Academic Assistance Center, and the math and writing centers. As for all Northeastern students, the Counseling Center is available for personal and academic counseling as well as for vocational testing and counseling.
Class Entrance Requirements
To qualify for sophomore status in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Criminal Justice, SGS students must earn a quality-point average of 2.0 or higher and successfully complete a minimum of forty-four programmed credits, as well as required courses. The College of Business Administration requires that students earn at least a 2.3 cumulative QPA in required core courses. SGS students entering the BSIB program also need to complete additional courses. College of Computer Science and School of Engineering Technology students complete a few additional science requirements during the freshman year. The Bouvé College of Health Sciences offers the following programs to students who have successfully completed the appropriate SGS curriculum: cardiopulmonary and exercise science, medical laboratory science, nursing, speech-language pathology and audiology, and toxicology. Students may also continue their degree programs in University College.
Quarter 1 ED 4003, Integrated Language Skills, A; ENG 4013, Introductory Writing 1; MTH 4010, Mathematical Preliminaries 2*; and SOC 4010, Principles of Sociology 1 or HST 4110, History of Civilization A. Quarter 2 ED 4004, Integrated Language Skills, B; ENG 4014, Introductory Writing 2; HST 4110, History of Civilization A or SOC 4010, Principles of Sociology 1; and MTH 4020, Functions and Algebra.* Quarter 3 ED 4005, Integrated Language Skills Seminar; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; HST 4111, History of Civilization B; MTH 4030, Applications of Algebra*; and SOC 4011, Principles of Sociology 2; or an elective. Business Track (Sample)
Quarter 1 ED 4003, Integrated Language Skills, A; ENG 4013, Introductory Writing 1; HST 4110, History of Civilization A or ECN 4601, Economics 1; and MTH 4010, Mathematical Preliminaries 2.* Quarter 2 ED 4004, Integrated Language Skills, B; ENG 4014, Introductory Writing 2; HST 4110, History of Civilization A or MGT 1115, Introduction to Business; and MTH 4020, Functions and Algebra.* Quarter 3 ED 4005, Integrated Language Skills Seminar; ECN 4601, Economics 1; MGT 4110, Survey of Business and Management; HST 4111, History of Civilization B; MTH 4040, College Mathematics for Business*; and ENG 1111, College Writing 2. Criminal Justice Track (Sample)
Quarter 1 ED 4003, Integrated Language Skills, A; ENG 4013, Introductory Writing 1; MTH 4010, Mathematical Preliminaries 2*; and SOC 4010, Principles of Sociology 1 or HST 4110, History of Civilization A. Quarter 2 ED 4004, Integrated Language Skills, B; ENG 4014, Introductory Writing 2; HST 4110, History of Civilization A or SOC 4011, Principles of Sociology 2; and MTH 4020, Functions and Algebra.* Quarter 3 ED 4005, Integrated Language Skills Seminar; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; HST 4111, History of Civilization B; MTH 4030, Applications of Algebra*; and SOC 4011, Principles of Sociology 2 or an elective. Health Sciences Track (Sample)
Quarter 1 ED 4003, Integrated Language Skills, A; CHM 1110, General Chemistry Preliminaries; ENG 4013, Introductory Writing 1; and MTH 4010, Mathematical Preliminaries 2.* Quarter 2 ED 4004, Integrated Language Skills, B; CHM 1111, General Chemistry 1; ENG 4014, Introductory Writing 2; and MTH 4020, Functions and Algebra.* Quarter 3 ED 4005, Integrated Language Skills Seminar; BIO 1142, Basic Animal Biology 1; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; MTH 4030, Applications of Algebra*; and SOC 4010, Principles of Sociology 1. *In each curriculum, students will be placed in a mathematics course based on testing results.