Distinguished - Identifies well thought out, long-term career goals.

Proficient - Identifies long-term career goals, but the goals are slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Identifies long-term career goals, but the goals are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify long-term career goals; however, the goals are significantly underdeveloped.   

Non-Performance - The identification of long-term career goals is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly identifies the skills and qualifications related to be selected for the career role selected. 

Proficient - Identifies the skills and qualifications related to be selected for the role opportunity selected.  The skills or qualifications are missing minor details.

Basic - Partially identifies the skills and qualifications related to the career role selected. The skills and qualifications are missing relevant details.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify the skills and qualifications related to the career role selected; however, the skills and requirements are missing significant details. 

Non-Performance - The identification of the skills and qualifications related to the career role selected is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly assesses current personal qualifications to meet career requirements.

Proficient - Assesses current personal qualifications. The assessment is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially assesses current personal qualifications.  The assessment is underdeveloped. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to assess current personal qualifications; however, the assessment is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The assessment of current personal qualifications is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly determines new skills, knowledge, certifications, and trainings needed for the position desired.   

Proficient - Determines new skills, knowledge, certifications, and trainings needed for the position desired. The determination is slightly underdeveloped.  

Basic - Determines new skills, knowledge, certifications, and trainings needed for the position desired. The determination is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to determine new skills, knowledge, certifications, and trainings needed for the position desired; however, the determination is significantly underdeveloped. 

Non-Performance - The determination of new skills, knowledge, certification, and trainings needed for the position desired is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates accurate and well thought out action steps needed to take to be qualified for the desired position. 

Proficient - Creates action steps needed to take to be qualified for the desired position.  The Action steps are slightly inaccurate or underdeveloped. 

Basic - Creates vague action steps needed to take to be qualified for the desired position.  Relevant details are underdeveloped and/or inaccurate. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to create action steps needed to take to be qualified for the desired position.  However significant details are underdeveloped and inaccurate. 

Non-Performance - The action steps needed to take to be qualified for the desired position are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.