PlusOne Frequently Asked Questions

Students cannot apply for the PlusOne program in the final semester of their undergraduate degree program.

Alumni are eligible for the Double Husky Scholarship, a 25% scholarship – learn more at coe.northeastern.edu/doublehusky.

Students will need to submit a new application to the new MS program via the Slate application portal. Steps for how to apply can be found on our PlusOne Details & Policies webpage.

The submission of a new application to change the MS program must occur while a student is still at the undergraduate level. Students are not permitted to change their PlusOne MS program after matriculating to the MS portion of their PlusOne program.

Yes, in most cases, if that program is offered on that campus. Students may be eligible for the Global Campus Scholarship, an additional 25% discount. This scholarship may also be stacked with the 25% CoE Tuition Scholarship, so both scholarships may be applied for students who change locations. Please reach out to coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu with any questions.

Yes, potentially, depending on course availability. Note that not all MS programs are fully online. The Dynamic Scheduling Tool also shows MS course offerings; students can see what’s available and online vs. in person options. Please reach out to coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu with questions

To ensure that your courses taken during your undergraduate degree are applied correctly to your MS program, please follow the course share instructions for this process.

Check the undergraduate degree page to see every current pathway and which courses count toward it.

No. Students in the PlusOne program may be able to pursue a graduate certificate, but are not permitted to triple count courses between the bachelors, master’s and certificate programs.

Students who wish to pursue a graduate certificate should consult their undergraduate and graduate academic advisor to ensure course requirements are being met for all enrolled programs. With the exception of the Galante program, students must wait until they have matriculated from the undergraduate program to be admitted into MS level certificate programs.

No. Additional graduate coursework taken as an undergraduate student beyond the maximum 16 semester hours may not be applied as transfer credit towards a student’s PlusOne MS degree, even if the graduate coursework was not applied to the undergraduate degree requirements.

Graduate courses are numbered 5000 or higher, and many undergrads rise to the challenge successfully. If a student is unsure, they can enroll in a graduate course relevant to their intended MS and drop it by the deadline if it’s too much — most students who try this succeed without issues.

If the course you are interested in is not listed in the academic catalog for your catalog year, you will need to complete a Standard Petition form to get permission for the course to count towards your MS program requirements. It is recommended to discuss coursework with your MS Program Contact prior to submitting the form. Please refer to the Petition Form Instructions and Sample Standard Petition Form for instructions on how to complete this form.

Please refer to the PlusOne Pathways webpage for your admitted or prospective pathway for information about curriculum and course sharing details as some courses are a requirement to take as part of course sharing for certain pathways.

PlusOne MS Engineering Management students please click on this link for specific information about course waivers.

It is always recommended students discuss waivers with their MS Program Contact. To request a course waiver, students are required to complete the Standard Petition Form and list BOTH the course they wish to waive and the course they plan to take instead. Students need to attach a copy of unofficial transcript and submit it using DocuSign to their MS Program Contact for their approval.

Yes, with the caveat that credits cannot be triple-counted.  Please work with the advising team to assess this option.

You can find the MS Program Contact for your program of study on the PlusOne Pathways webpage for your admitted or prospective pathway. Additionally, MS Program Contacts can be found on the Graduate Student Services webpage.

Students can email their Program Contact for questions about courses (i.e. course content), advice on course selection for a particular career path or area of interest, and questions about independent study and master’s Thesis/Project options.

Please email coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu and an advisor for your academic department will set up an appointment with you. Please be sure to include your name, NU ID, and PlusOne program information in the body of your email.

Academic Advisors handle day-to-day questions: logistics, planning, scheduling, and registration issues. Program Contacts are field experts who can go deeper on curriculum, the discipline itself, and research opportunities.

For courses within the College of Engineering, please submit a Registration Override Request form. For details on how to complete this form, please review the Override Request Instructions and the Sample Override Request Form. Please be sure that your Program Contact is listed correctly on the form.

For courses housed in Khoury or D’Amore-McKim School of Business, refer to Computer Science and Business Course Registrations, and if you are unsure, please reach out to “
coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu for guidance.

PlusOne students who are still at the undergraduate level of their program are only permitted to enroll in one online course per fall/spring semester, pending availability.

Video streaming (V35) course sections are currently open only to part-time graduate students. Students who do not meet this criterion will face a student attribute restriction when they try to register. If the course is only offered in video streaming (V35) modality, registration may be permitted even when there is a restriction, however, this is at the discretion of the academic department. If you wish to request registration for a restricted V35 section, you will need to submit a Registration Override Request form. Please note international students will still need to adhere to all OGS requirements to remain within visa compliance.

Please refer to the instructions for how to make this request and eligibility for these courses on the Computer Science and Business Course Registrations webpage. Please note, if the course is NOT on your approved curriculum, you also need to submit a Standard Petition form to request permission to have the course count it towards your MS program requirements by following the instructions in the above question.

If you are trying to add yourself to a waitlist for a course and receive this error, this means that the waitlist is at capacity and no additional names can be added to the list at that time.

Students enrolled in the PlusOne program are permitted to participate in up to three co-ops during their combined undergraduate and graduate degree programs. However, only one of the co-ops can be participated in at the Master’s level.  Please refer to PlusOne Master’s Co-op page for additional information.

Students participating in co-op must follow the policies and procedures and meet eligibility requirements detailed in the co-op student policy guide, the graduate academic catalog, the professional standards agreement, and note the experiential learning requirements for graduate students.

PlusOne master’s degree students may participate in one co-op work experience with a single company during their program of study if they have completed two or fewer co-ops during their undergraduate degree program.

The guidance around co-op is changing due to federal policy changes so the best advice is to have students interested in a co-op during their PlusOne speak to COE Grad Advising who can advise them of the latest status.

Yes! The 25% PlusOne scholarship will be automatically applied when accepted into the program after the add/drop period and will be reflected on the student invoice as the “COE Tuition Scholarship“. As long as progress is being made toward degree completion, PlusOne students can receive this 25% tuition scholarship each semester of their MS Program once they have graduated from their undergraduate degree and enrolled in their master’s degree program. Students in PlusOne programs are not eligible for the Double Husky scholarship. For questions about the scholarship, please reach out to coe-gradadvising@northeastern.edu.