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Students have two primary choices for fall classes: hybrid and fully online classes. In online courses, all student and faculty will be participating virtually. In hybrid courses, some students may be on campus and some may be participating virtually. You may take either of these options, though understand that your classmates in hybrid courses may be in-person on campus while you participate virtually via Webflex technology.

International students, please visit the Information for International Students section for details specific to travel and immigration.

We are confident in our ability to deliver a high quality, impactful learning experience in any format and have made many of the changes necessary for this current situation by building on our nearly 20-year history of successful distance learning and innovative curriculum development. Investments nearing $9M have been made in faculty development, hardware, and software as well as safety and health preparations that will elevate the student experience. We have been charging the same per credit rate across course delivery formats for many years, as such, there are no plans for refunds or discounts in current or future courses.  While we have significant additional infrastructure and operating costs due to the pandemic, we are not increasing tuition and are not introducing any new fees to offset these special costs.

Each student who requires isolation or quarantine will be assigned a case manager, generally a senior student affairs staff member. In addition, a clinician from health services will check-in with students daily regarding their health status and symptoms. Students will need to be medically cleared by health services prior to being approved to return to campus.

No students should return without clearance from Health Services and their local board of health. If a student shooses to leave campus, they should not come back until their quarantine (14 days) or isolation (a minimum of 10 days) is completed.

With the evolving and ongoing developments related to COVID-19 combined with prioritizing the health and safety of our student-athletes and coaches, the decision was made to cancel all varsity sports competition in the fall semester. Sports impacted include men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.

The start of the winter sports seasons, comprised of men’s and women’s alpine skiing, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, and men’s and women’s swimming & diving, will be postponed until January 2021. An announcement on the status of the winter and spring sports seasons is expected sometime in the fall semester.

The decision was made in concert with our primary athletics conference, the NEWMAC. The NEWMAC Presidents Council unanimously voted to cancel the fall regular season conference schedule and championships and delay the start of the winter sports seasons until January 2021.

We will continue to explore all options of bringing teams together for competitive training, group activities and workouts while following all federal, state, NCAA and National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) guidelines, including the NCAA’s Core Principles to Resocialization in College Sports.

Students who determine that living offcampus is in their best interest will have the opportunity to cancel their housing without penalty by July 10, 2020.  All requests must be submitted by July 10, 2020, for a cancellation to be considered without penalty.

• First-year students have the option to petition for release from the on-campus housing requirement. Should they wish to apply for this exemption, they may submit the 2020-2021 First-Year Petition to Live Off Campus Application by July 10, 2020. All applicants will be notified of the status of their petition application by the end of July. 
• Continuing/Returning students with confirmed on-campus housing for the 2020-2021 academic year may cancel their on-campus housing and meal plan without penalty until July 10, 2020. Housing Operations will be reaching out to all returning students with confirmed on-campus housing with further details.

The BRAC reopening will include a phased approach and an extensive operations plan that will closely adhere to or, in most cases, exceed institutional guidelines as well as CDC, federal, state, and local public health requirements and best practices to protect the health and safety of campus community members and visitors. Babson community members will be welcomed to BRAC beginning on August 24 with a reduced schedule from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our first week of operation. Hours for BRAC will be evaluated and increase with demand on the facility by students, faculty and staff.