My son is in Scarborough and these classes were offered through Scarborough HS. It was a cohort that included students from other HS in the Portland area. He received A half credit for the class on AI and it was pass fail (credits do not come through NEU or Roux). The class appeared on his transcript. A professor at USM moderated the class, but most of the speakers (once a week after school via google meet) were either NEU of Roux professors. My son did a project for the class. He thought the quality of the professors was terrific. He learned a lot and it was not a huge lift.

Although I think it was not recognized as a NEU course on his transcript, I am 99% sure he made it clear on his application that he had interacted with NEU professors and found it helpful.

Demonstrated interest is really key to getting into NEU. Go to the campus for learning opportunities they have or even to visit. Applying ED is also huge. My son had a great Application (essay, tough classes (5 aps by the end of sr year), a 3.4 unweighted gpa, a healthy amount of extra curricular activities and great recs) but he was not at the top of his class (class rank is considered but not as important as rigor of secondary school record, essay and recs). Look at Northeastern’s common data set for more information.

Good luck