The Blank School engages Babson community members and leads research to create entrepreneurial leaders.
Other Academic Opportunities
Where will your curiosity take you?
At Babson, you’ll find a robust and stimulating academic community that will support and help motivate you to perform your best. You’ll have the freedom to shape your course of study and access to the resources to help see it through.
What We Offer
Cross Registration
Enhance your academic experience, expand your horizons, and meet new people. Leveraging geographic proximity and complementary curricula, Babson College has partnered with Wellesley College and the F.W. Olin College of Engineering to form the Babson, Olin, and Wellesley (BOW) Three College Collaboration, providing you with cross-registration and certificate opportunities. Babson students also can cross register at nearby Brandeis University and Regis College.
Three Colleges. Six Student Leaders. One Project W.
Through Project W, students from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges unite to start high-level projects and foster meaningful relationships.
The Honors Program
You are exceptionally motivated and possess superior academic ability. You want to be supported and challenged by a like-minded community that will help you soar. Babson’s Honors Program is designed to enrich your experience through unique curricular and cocurricular opportunities, including seminar courses, research opportunities, and special social and cultural offerings. Honors students also will complete an international experience, which may include a semester abroad or an internship and coursework at the London School of Economics and Political Science. And, finally, it comes with an additional scholarship award.
With Strong Writing Emphasis, Babson Honors Program Sparks Creative Careers
Actress Ella Wahlestedt ’21 is returning to Hollywood, thanks in part to the Babson Honors Program, which is marking its 25th anniversary.
Study Abroad
Become a more informed global citizen, and gain skills and international experience that will support your professional endeavors. Babson offers a wide range of opportunities: choose from 100+ programs and spend an academic year, semester, or summer abroad; travel with faculty during your academic break, and more. We partner with top international business schools and organizations to offer you an academically rigorous and culturally engaging experience abroad while earning degree credit. And, if traveling abroad isn’t feasible, we also have virtual and domestic study away options.
Expanding Access to Education Abroad
Because of its efforts to diversify education abroad, Babson has been recognized by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.
Senior-Led Seminars
The spring semester of your senior year is your chance to share your passion for academic topics outside of the standard undergraduate curriculum. Babson’s hugely popular Senior-Led Seminar program will give you the opportunity to teach and share your knowledge on a topic that holds special meaning for you. Past seminar topics have ranged from navigating responsible adulthood to appreciating and understanding memes and popular culture.
When Students Become Teachers
Lydia Stetson ’19 has a passion for the restaurant business. By teaching a Senior-Led Seminar, she is able to share her knowledge of the industry with her fellow students.
Independent Research
You want to take a deep dive into a specific area of research (for example, writing case studies, developing a statistical model, or exploring the roots of a problem). Independent study gives you an opportunity to create your own course of study and work one on one with a faculty member, all while earning academic credit.
Investing for Impact
Priya Parrish ‘05 didn’t intend to become an impact investor. But, a social entrepreneurship class combined with an independent study changed everything.
More Babson Thought & Action
BOW Students Collaborate in ‘Untitled’ Fashion Show
Students from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges joined forces to create a fashion show like no other.
The Investors on Campus
A new student-run fund, Green Line Ventures, aims to support and grow student startups from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges.
Experiential Study Abroad from Home? Here’s How Babson College Made it Happen
With hands-on cooking and art lessons and thanks to an entrepreneurial professor, Babson students virtually visit Japan from home.
