Students may elect to pursue a specific concentration to provide an additional focus of study within the Babson curriculum. Students who formally declare and successfully complete the requirements of a concentration will have that concentration noted on their final transcript. Specific concentrations have been developed by the College’s academic divisions and offices in order to assist students in choosing a coherent set of courses for their academic development and external recognition. Concentrations are optional. Students who have questions about whether or not they would like to pursue a concentration should speak with their Student Success Advisor and staff in the Center for Career Development. The list of concentrations is available on Babson’s concentration page.
The following policies apply to concentrations:
- Students may formally declare a maximum of two concentrations that will be noted on their official transcript;
- Only one course may overlap between two concentrations; and
- Unless a given concentration page states its policy on courses taken abroad, up to two courses taken abroad may apply to a given concentration, provided approval is granted by the appropriate academic division.
Students who choose to concentrate must declare their concentration in Workday via their Overview page found in the Academics application.
The deadlines to formally declare concentrations are as follows:
- For December graduates: September 30 of their graduation year
- For May graduates: February 15 of their graduation year
- For August graduates: May 15 of their graduation year