During the winter and spring terms of sophomore year, advisees should talk to their advisers about their plans for the writing portfolio graduation requirement. (For more on the writing portfolio and how to prepare it, visit the Writing Across the Curriculum site). Advisers should make sure that their sophomore advisees understand the requirements and have run through the FAQs. One useful resource is the page, “An Insider’s Guide to Carleton’s Sophomore Writing Portfolio.” Other questions might be directed to the Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program, Senior Lecturer in English, George Cusack (gcusack).
Students’ Academic Progress reports do not show that they have completed the writing portfolio until they have their portfolios scored during the summer. Normally, sophomore writing portfolios are due in mid-May each year and they are scored in June.
Once portfolios are scored, the My Advisees dashboard will show (for their major advisers) their advisees’ progress on the Writing Portfolio Requirement.
The column called Writing Portfolio Status will show that the writing portfolio is Satisfied or Not Satisfied. The next column called Writing Portfolio Score will show one of the three potential outcomes:
3 = Complete (Exemplary)
2 = Complete (Pass)
1 = Incomplete (“Not Yet” Score; Revision Work Needed)
For more on the scoring process, see the Scoring Process page of the WAC site. For more on the Not Yet/Needs Work score consult the WAC FAQs or contact George Cusack.