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Acronyms and Terms

At Babson College, there are many acronyms or terms used to classify aspects of both academics and student life. Below find a sample of Babson’s unique lingo.

Acronym​ Definition
​AHF Arts and Humanities Foundation ​
ALA​ ​Advanced Liberal Arts Elective
AP​ ​Advanced Placement
ASC​ ​Academic Standards Committee
ARR​ Academic Records and Registrar (commonly referred to as "the Registrar")​
CCD​ ​Center for Career Development
CGPA​ ​Cumulative Grade Point Average
CVA​ ​Culture and Values
DS​ ​Disability Services
E​ ​Enrichment (appears on transcript with a grade next to it)
EA​ ​Study Abroad, also known as Education Abroad 
ECN​ ​Economics
EPS​ ​Entrepreneurship
Fa 13​ ​Fall 2013 (as an example)
FLA ​ ​Foundation Liberal Arts Elective
FME​ Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship​
FYS​ ​First Year Seminar
GPA​ ​Grade Point Average
HSF​ ​History and Society Foundation
HSS​ ​History and Social Science Foundation
IB​ ​International Baccalaureate
ILA​ ​Intermediate Liberal Arts Elective
LD​ ​Learning Disability
LOA​ ​Leave of Absence
LTP​ ​Long Term Planning
LVA​ Literature and Visual Arts​
MCE​ ​Managing in a Competitive Environment
MCFE​ ​Management Consulting and Field Experience
MSW​ Mid-Semester Warning ​
OAS​ ​Office of Academic Services
OCCR​ ​Off-Campus Course Request (dean e-form)
OEM​ ​Organizing for Effective Management
Overload​ Taking over 17 credits in a semester​
PM​ ​Peer Mentor
Portal​ ​Babson's internal web interface
Portlet​ ​A box/window within Portal
RA​ ​Resident Assistant
AD​ Area Director (area directors work directly with the RA staff and students living in their respective halls)​
RHT​ ​Rhetoric
QTM​ ​Qualitative Methods
SCN​ ​Science
SFS​ Strategies for Success Program ​
SFS​ ​Student Financial Services
Underload​ ​Taking under 15 credits in a semester
WD or W/D​ ​Withdrawal; can pertain to a course or the college
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