Waiver Exam Information For students who feel they have mastered the subject material in a given core requirement subject and would thus not benefit from taking the course, we offer waiver exams.
Waiver Exams may be taken during the first semester that a student is enrolled in the Evening Program.
Fall admitted students must complete waiver exams by January 15th.
Spring admitted students must complete waiver exams by July 3rd.
Here you will find a complete listing of the waiver exams administered for the Evening MBA program. Also, you will see syllabi associated with each exam. Please note, everything on the syllabi will not necessarily be on the exams. They are for you to use as a guideline to help you determine if you are comfortable to sit for the waiver exams. Please be advised that the exams are pass/fail and you can sit for the exam only one time. All waivers are paper based (not online). And it is a minimum of three weeks before the results are available. This should be kept in mind when trying to plan your course schedule. Please come to Olin Hall, Suite 320 (Graduate Programs and Student Affairs) to take your exam.
For cluster courses, you would need to pass both stand alone waivers in order to waive the cluster. For example, for MBA 8500, you would need to pass both the MOB 7010 and MIS 7500 waiver exams.
To schedule an exam:
If you have questions regarding the waiver exam process or would like to schedule an appointment to take a waiver exam, please email Laureen Lampert at llampert@babson.edu or call 781-239-4474. Waivers should be scheduled a week in advance. Waivers are administered as early as 9:00am and must be completed by 4:30pm (Monday through Friday). Please note, that if your more than thirty minutes late to your scheduled exam, it will be rescheduled to a later date.
WAIVER EXAMS
Important Note: All waiver exams must be taken in the first semester that you enter the MBA program.
No notes or books allowed except where noted. The Honor Code is in effect for students taking waiver exams.
Syllabi/preparation materials for each waiver exam are available below.
ACC7000 - Financial Accounting Theory: 3 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of 5 problems with multiple parts. You may use a nonprogrammable calculator for the exam, but no books or collaborations are permitted. You may bring in four pages of notes, one side only (8.5x11 paper). In addition, ratios are provided in the exam.
For questions about this waiver exam please contact Professors Ginny Soybel or Robert Turner by phone.
ACC7010 - Managerial Aspects of Accounting: 2 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of a short case to be analyzed.
ECN7000 - Microeconomic Foundations of Business: 3 hours - May Use Calculator
For detailed questions about this waiver exam, please feel free to contact Lidija Polutnik, Economics Department Chair.
This exam has 2 parts: multiple choice and problems.
ECN8200 - Macroeconomics and the Monetary System: 3 hours – May Use Calculator
This exam consists of short essay questions.
FIN7000 - Managerial Finance: 3 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of seven questions with multiple parts.
LAW8200 - Business Law: 2 hours
This exam consists of two short cases to be analyzed.
IT Portion of MBA 8500: 3 hours – May Use Laptop to Write Exam (may not use the internet, notes, etc)
This exam consists of a case to be analyzed.
This exam is the IT portion of the MBA 8500 cluster class and will concentrate on the student’s understanding of high-level management issues, it is not anticipated that the student can or should make any special efforts to prepare for the exam.
MKT7000 - Marketing Systems: 4 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of multiple choice questions, problems and essays. The following texts are suggested in order to prepare for the exam:
Marketing Management, Kotler
Basic Marketing, McCarthy and Perreault
Marketing, Pride and Ferrell
MOB7010 - Organizational Behavior: 4 hours – May Use Laptop to Write Exam (may not use the internet, notes, etc)
This exam consists of one case to be analyzed in detail.
OPS7000 - Managing Operations: 4 hours - Open Book, Open Notes, May Use Laptop to Write Exam, May Use Calculator
This exam consists of a case to be analyzed with 6 questions.
QTM7010 - Statistics: 2.5 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of 7 questions which have multiple parts associated with them. Students must take and pass QTM 7010 before attempting the QTM 8200 waiver exam.
QTM8200 - Decision Support Systems: 2.5 hours - May Use Calculator
This exam consists of 5 questions which have multiple parts associated with them.
