Course Numbering System
All Babson College undergraduate course numbers consist of three letters and four numbers. The brief description below will help you identify where each course falls within the undergraduate curriculum.
As an example, Quantitative Methods with Calculus, a core liberal arts requirement, has as its course number:
Q T M 1 3 0 0
Q T M is the alpha unit identifying the course as one of the Quantitative Methods course offerings. Each division and/or course area has one or more alpha designation.
- 1 The first number designates the level
- 3 The second number designates the curriculum component where:
- 0 = general credit
- 1 = general credit
- 2 = general credit
- 3 = liberal arts credit*
- 4 = liberal arts credit – intermediate
- 5 = general credit
- 6 = liberal arts credit – advanced
Exceptions to the second number when its value is 3:
- ACC1300 - general credit
- OEM231x - general credit
- MCE231x - general credit