General Advising
MBA Core and Elective Curriculum
Student Opinion Surveys
Student opinion surveys are a valuable tool when choosing classes. Surveys from past courses are available on Portal under Academic Services.
Enrollment Verification
If you need to provide proof of enrollment for any reason, you can contact the Registrar’s office at 781-239-4519 or registrar@babson.edu to request a letter stating that you are a student in the Babson MBA program.
Auditing Classes
Graduate level classes cannot be audited.
Courses with a Manual Registration Process
Several courses have an application or lottery process for admittance. If you are accepted into these courses, an administrator will register you manually for the course. These courses are:
- Management Consulting Field Experience (MCFE)
- Joint Management Consulting Field Experience (JMCFE)
- Offshore Electives
- Managing the Technology Intensive Enterprise (MTIE)
- Babson College Fund (BCF)
- Project Management Course
See the individual program descriptions for the Elective Curriculum.
Ordering Business Cards
Babson Graduate Students can order business cards for networking as Babson students.
Student Business Cards (pdf)
Change of Full-time or Part-time Status
Two-Year MBA students who wish to change from full-time to part-time status may do so after the first year is completed. One-Year MBA students may do so after the integrated summer session is completed. Fast Track MBA students should contact their program advisers for appropriate guidelines regarding program changes. Evening MBA or MS students who wish to change from part-time to full-time status may do so at any time (when applicable), provided they are in good academic standing (minimum 2.80 cumulative GPA), meet all conditions for doing so, including conforming to state immunization requirements, carrying health insurance, and paying student fees. Evening MBA students should note, however, that required courses will be offered only in the evening with periodic Saturday sessions. Elective courses are offered during the day and evening.
Students can access the Graduate eForm to change their status through the Babson Portal. Subject to policies regarding the time in which degree requirements must be satisfied, students changing their status will have the same degree requirements as when they entered the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and will remain in the program in which they were accepted. Students may contact the Graduate Programs and Student Affairs at Ext. 4474 for more information.
Taking a Leave of Absence
In order to take a Leave of Absence (LOA), you must request a Leave of Absence through Graduate eForms, located on the Babson portal, and be approved by GPSA. Students cannot take a LOA for more than two consecutive years and they will still be required to finish the program within eight years of matriculation.
Withdrawal from College
Any student who wishes to withdraw from the College must notify Graduate Programs and Student Affairs through the online Voluntary Withdrawal form, located in Graduate eForms in the Portal, and schedule an appointment with the associate director of their program. Students registered in courses/modules must withdraw separately from those courses/modules.
Course Credit Overload
Full-time students may add up to 18 credits to their schedules in the Add/Drop period of registration. Students who want to take more than 18 credits must request permission from the associate director of their program with a Course Credit Overload Graduate eForm available in the Portal.
Grad School Handbook
More information on most Graduate School Policies can be found in the Graduate School Handbook (pdf).