Welcome to NU Accelerate

NU Accelerate courses are taught by faculty members of Northeastern University. Faculty members create pre-recorded lectures and students can meet with them at virtual office hours. 

Students will connect through dynamic interactive tools on Canvas, such as discussion boards. Depending on the course, students may have the opportunity to engage with other students through group projects.

You may enroll in up to two courses across the Summer Terms but may not exceed a total of two courses under any circumstances. Please note that required recitations or seminars (such as CS 1802) do not count toward the maximum of two courses.

NU Accelerate is not meant to be a formal dual enrollment program. Rather, it is meant as an opportunity for students who have additional bandwidth in their senior spring and summer to take courses to jumpstart their Northeastern education.

If you are interested in dropping a class that is required for your high school graduation in order to take a NU Accelerate course—this is not permitted. The purpose of this program is not to have students drop required high school coursework- doing so could present a risk to students.
If you are interested in dropping a class that is not required for your high school graduation in order to take a NU Accelerate course—this may be permitted. The process for any senior year scheduling changes is for you to contact NU Accelerate at nuaccelerate@northeastern.edu so that we can verify that your senior year schedule carries equivalent academic rigor as your schedule when you were admitted to the university. NU Accelerate courses are not intended as replacements to your current high school curriculum but rather as additional coursework.

Note the following: Understanding and fulfilling high school graduation requirements is the responsibility of the student. All students must complete high school graduation requirements and present a final transcript to Northeastern in order to matriculate.

Yes. If you take NU Accelerate courses and do not matriculate you will be responsible for a tuition bill at the cost of $1,938 per credit hour (i.e. a four credit course will be billed at $7,752).

The NU Accelerate Scholarship is non-renewable and non-transferable. If you enroll in fewer than two courses for NU Accelerate you will not be able to transfer the scholarship to a future term.

Yes, you are eligible to participate in NU Accelerate for this year (Summer 2024 terms) even if you plan to defer. You will not be eligible to participate in NU Accelerate for the next cycle (Summer 2025 terms). If you participate in NU Accelerate and do not matriculate you will be responsible for a tuition bill at the cost of $1,938 per credit hour (i.e. a four credit course will be billed at $7,752).

The scholarship covers tuition only. Therefore, students are responsible for purchasing any additional required course materials. If you have concerns about purchasing course materials please email nuaccelerate@northeastern.edu.

For each NU Accelerate course you take, the course title, associated credit, and grade earned will appear on your undergraduate transcript. NU Accelerate courses receive a letter grade (they are not pass/fail), and the grade earned will be factored into your undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA).

As with any undergraduate course, a D or better is needed to receive credit.

Yes. If you wish to drop or withdraw from a course, you are responsible for doing this online by following these instructions. NU Accelerate adheres to Northeastern University’s policies and calendar regarding a student adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a course:

Dropping a class: Dropping a course means that there is no record on your transcript of you having enrolled in the course. Please note the drop dates for the various terms: For the Summer 1 Term, the last day to drop a class is May 19; For the Full Summer Term, the last day to drop a class is May 26; For the Summer 2 Term, the last day to drop a class is July 15. Students who drop a class by those dates will not have the course title, credits, or a permanent notation (W) on their transcript.

Withdrawing* from a class: Withdrawing from a course means that there is a record of the course on your transcript; it will list the course name with a “W” for “withdrawal.” For the Summer 1 Term, the last day to withdraw from a course with a W is June 23; For the Full Summer Term, the last day to withdraw from a course with a W is August 11; For the Summer 2 Term, the last day to withdraw from a course with a W is August 18. After these dates, students will receive the letter grade assigned by the faculty member.

*If you withdraw from a course with a W grade the course will not carry over to your undergraduate transcript but it will remain on your pre- matriculant transcript, which serves as an official university transcript. As you choose NU Accelerate coursework, we encourage you to carefully consider the time commitment of the course(s), your own senior year obligations, and other personal factors.

Students will have access to their official transcript for Summer coursework in September 2024 after matriculation.

NU Accelerate courses receive a letter grade (they are not pass/fail), and the grade earned will be factored into your undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA).

Students are not guaranteed their top course(s). Courses have a maximum capacity to ensure a high-quality experience and will fill on a first-come, first-served basis. While registering online for the courses students will be able to see if a course has filled to capacity.

Some courses may offer the opportunity to join a waitlist. For information on waitlists, please visit the Class Waitlists webpage.

Faculty will “publish” their courses in Canvas when they’re complete. This can be up until the day courses begin.

As a reminder, the courses are asynchronous and do not have a set meeting date and time when the class meets live. It is your responsibility to log in often during the term and keep up with assignments and assessments on your own schedule.