Appendix C: Guidelines for practicum grading

Faculty expectations – letter grading for PB rotations/practicum credit 

A: Excellent performance in most areas.  Shows potential to become a first-rate, independent, highly motivated and highly productive researcher.  Likely to overcome any weaknesses.

AB: Good performance in most areas.  Shows potential to perform capable, effective, independent research.

B: Adequate, but not much beyond adequate performance in most areas.  Potential to become a solid but perhaps not fully independent researcher.  Some weaknesses in ability or motivation.

BC: Serious weaknesses in important areas.  Advisor has reservations about whether candidate has potential to do PhD level work.

C: Serious inadequacies in important areas.  Advisor believes candidate lacks potential to do PhD level work.