Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials

The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College is pleased to offer the Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials as a new offerings for our Corporate Partners.

Applications due February 25th, 2026

The Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials is a graduate credential.

Participants earn 10 credits that can roll into the Babson Part-Time MBA Program.*

Classes Start March 22, 2026

Deadlines

February 25, 2026	Deadline to Apply**
March 5, 2026	$500 Enrollment Deposit Due
March 22, 2026	Classes Start

Here's How to Apply:

Log in to the Babson Graduate Admissions Portal.
Enter username (work email address) and password (forgot password option)
- NOTE: If you no longer work at that organization, create a new profile & new email and contact kwilson@babson.edu to merge accounts
Select Start a New Application
- - Under Program change selection to: Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials
Review Personal Information & Upload Updated Resume
Change Program Selection
- Confirm graduated from Babson's Corporate CAM Program
- Under "Program" change selection to: Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials
Under Term of Enrollment select: Spring 2026
Under Special Population Code select: CP2604
Add Babson College
- Add "Babson College" as an institution for your completed CAM program
- NOTE: Babson will upload your CAM transcript on the backend
Follow the prompts to complete the application.
- - DON'T SUBMIT IF: If you have NOT been asked to enter the Special Population code or have been asked for a recommendation or to pay a $100 application fee. If either scenario applies, please contact Kendra Wilson, kwilson@babson.edu.

Choose 5 MBA core courses that will prepare you to think and lead holistically, driving results in real-world business environments.
Take advantage of Babson's various delivery options, including courses offered fully online or in-person at our Wellesley or Boston campus
1st 10 to apply and deposit will receive a scholarship of $3,280 covering the first course's tuition*.
Become a Babson alum, a network with over 46K in 128 countries

*assumes 20% discount rate for Strategic Alliance companies

Students will select five courses from the MBA Core catalog to earn their Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials.

These courses are:

ACC7800: Financial Sustainability & Reporting
EPS7800: Entrepreneurship
FIN7800: Finance
MKT7800: Marketing
MOB7800: Managing People & Organizations
OIM7800: Operations & Information Management
QTM7800: Business Analytics
STR7800: Strategy (Requires Approval)

Upon completion of this program, colleagues will earn a graduate credential (Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials), and will have completed 10 MBA core credits. Colleagues will also become Babson alumni and join our worldwide alumni network of more than 46,000.
For those interested in an MBA, credits will roll into the Babson-Pfizer MBA Program with a 3.0 gpa or higher.
Convenient 7-week semesters and several breaks are built into the program to ensure minimal interruptions to work and life.
Receive 20% off tuition as a member of Babson’s Strategic Alliance Program*

*Assumes company is enrolled as a Strategic Alliance Member

The following courses are available for students who enroll in the Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials:

ACC7800: Financial Sustainability & Reporting - This course explores financial and ESG reporting, emphasizing how these tools inform entrepreneurial decision-making. You’ll learn to construct and analyze financial statements across industries and link them to strategic choices. The course also examines how ESG factors integrate with financial reports to assess risk and long-term business sustainability.
EPS7800: Entrepreneurship - You’ll dive into creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship to understand how they shape future opportunities. The course builds your ET&A toolkit for evaluating ideas, marshalling resources, and forming effective teams. It’s a hands-on journey through early-stage entrepreneurial activity, focusing on value creation and appropriation.
FIN7800: Finance - This course introduces core financial principles, including time value of money, security valuation, and forecasting. You’ll learn to analyze risk and return, evaluate investment proposals, and estimate enterprise value for IPOs and acquisitions including the financial modeling in Excel central to applying these concepts.
MKT7800: Marketing - The course begins with a big-picture view of modern marketing, then dives into the 4 Ps—product, place, price, and promotion. You’ll learn how to design and implement marketing strategies while assessing their performance while learning how ET&A principles underpin the entire approach to marketing decision-making.
MOB7800: Managing People & Organizations - This course focuses on developing leadership and self-awareness to act as an entrepreneurial leader. You’ll practice skills like motivating diverse teams, influencing, negotiating, and aligning organizations for innovation. Reflection and feedback opportunities help you grow as a leader while building strong networks.
OIM7800: Operations & Information Management - You’ll learn how operations and information systems drive strategy and deliver value. The course covers process design, resource configuration, and leveraging technology and data for performance improvement. Emphasis is placed on sustainable models that consider environmental and social impact.
QTM7800: Business Analytics - This course teaches how to use data and analytical tools to make strategic decisions that create and capture value. You’ll build models of business processes, apply predictive analytics, and perform sensitivity analyses to identify key drivers of decisions. Emphasis is placed on communicating insights effectively to guide managerial action.
STR7800: Strategy (Requires Approval) - This integrative course focuses on strategic and competitive analysis to enable entrepreneurial action. You’ll learn to identify critical strategic issues, position your business for competitive advantage, and develop capabilities for growth and adaptation. Students will demonstrate their ability to analyze and write coherently about strategic options and developments.

Start your Corporate Certificate in Core Leadership Essentials with any of our Spring offerings: Entrepreneurship in Wellesley, Financial and Sustainability Reporting in Boston, or Managing People and Organizations online. From there, you’re free to complete the remaining requirements at your own pace, selecting the courses and learning formats that work best for you.

The first 10 students to apply and deposit for this program will receive a scholarship of $3,280 completely covering the first course's tuition*.

*assumes 20% discount rate for Strategic Alliance companies

Questions?

Email Kendra Wilson, Corporate Engagement & Enrollment Lead

**Class space is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the application deadline to increase chances of securing a spot in the program.