CPS at Northeastern is equivalent to Metropolitan College at BU, Harvard Extension School and LPS at NYU. NYU also offers admission to LPS for students who don’t make it into their preferred program.
BU started a CGS January-London program for students who do not qualify for regular admission or even for September admission to CGS. It is a game but if you want to eventually attend that university you have to start out in one of these alternative programs. Everyone is free to attend a different university of course.