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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

Babson College

Babson College

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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Specializations offered:
Real Estate, Other, , ,

Family Enterprising

Legal Studies

Planning and Control

American Studies

Applied Statistics

Computational Finance

Gender Studies

Literary & Visual Arts

Global Business Management

Science & Society

Programs Offered

BS

Full time

Core curriculum last revised 2005

Average class size in required business classes	36
Average class size in business electives	29
Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program

10% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students

85% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students

  5% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students

NA % of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

NA % of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment

Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)

Minimum of 128 for Bachelor of Science

Minimum number of credit hours in the business program required to receive a business degree

Minimum of 128 for Bachelor of Science

Other requirements to earn undergraduate business degree
Students must complete core management, business and science requirements and have a total of 60 liberal arts credits including 20 advanced liberal arts credits.

83% of business students graduate from the program within four years of admission to the university

87% of business students graduate from the program within six years of admission to the university

AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Marketing

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 94

New electives added in the past academic year:

Islam in Southeast Asia

The Modern American City

Management Consulting

Comparitive Politics

New Technology Ventures

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

World Religions

Sports Doping

Ethical Issues in Research and Tech

Ecology of Animal Behavior

What special programs are available to business students?
Undergraduate students can choose up to two concentrations before they graduate. Students that focus their studies in Accounting can begin studies toward a Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) in the final semester of their senior year.

Work study or co-op opportunities	No
Study abroad opportunities	Yes
Babson does offer sponsored study abroad programs to undergraduate students, usually during the student's junior year. Students also have an option to petition to study abroad at a non-sponsored school/program.
Volunteer and community service opportunities	Yes
An administrative office dedicated to volunteer work and community serfvice is available to students. Also, first year students, as part of a required first year management course, incorporate community service as part of the team project.
Business clubs and extracurricular activities	Yes
Babson Entrepreneurial Exchange Babson Investment Banking Association Babson Marketing Association Babson Sales Organization Babson Strategy Consulting Club

FACULTY

Total full-time undergraduate business faculty	90
Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty	39
Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors	53

23% of permanent/tenured business professors are women

  3% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)

15% of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors

  9% of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business

Prominent Faculty: Allan Cohen, Thomas Davenport, Jeffry Timmons

STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen are required to live on campus

85% of all business students live on campus

Business students are grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities

TECHNOLOGY

1900 computers are available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole)

Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings

Technology changes made over the past three years:
- Provide laptop to each incoming student - Refresh student laptops in Junior year - Installed Wireless Access Points in Residence Halls, Library, Computer Center, Campus Center, Dining Hall - Implemented Virtual Lab with real-time worldwide availability - Implemented a Portal to allow single sign-on for student systems, self service functions and student related data