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College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Rubric
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This rubric is designed to delineate the criteria for evaluating undergraduate scholarship applications. For each student, please circle the appropriate point value received for each category. Then total the overall number of points the student received at the bottom.
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CategoryExceptionalStrongVery GoodGoodAverage None Points
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Academic Record (including research, education abroad, and academic internships)Exceptional academic record after many semesters at UNL and evidence of intentional extra- or co-curricular engagement Strong academic record and evidence of some extra- or co-curricular engagement after many semesters at UNL OR exceptional record but early in their UNL career.Very good academic record; some extra- or co-curricular engagement.Good academic record; no evidence of extra- or co-curricular engagement.Average academic record. No evidence of extra- or co-curricular engagement.
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Coursework & GoalsRobustly articulated the connection bewtween academic record and future plans.Academic record has reasonable connection to future plans.Connection between academic record and plans are unclear.
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Extracurriculars & Goals (Including employment, service or activities)Essay demonstrates strong connection between outside-the-classroom activites and education and/or plans. Evidence of effective leadership roles.Essay demonstrates connection between outside-the-classroom activitesand education and/or plans. Some leadership experience.Minimal connection between outside-the-classroom activites and future plans.
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