Exemplary 90-100%	Proficient 80-89%	Developing 70-79%	Beginning 60-69%	Inadequate 0-59%
Interview Questions (25% of grade)	Interview questions include sample questions, relevant student-written questions, and ad hoc questions asked as follow-up during the interview.	Interview questions include sample questions, and relevant student-written questions	Interview questions include sample questions, and student-written questions not necessarily relevant to assignment objective	Interview questions include sample questions only	Interview questions not included in write up
Reflection (25% of grade)	Write up includes extensive reflection upon the interviewee’s responses including a summary of lessons learned and application to the student’s own interest in public administration	Write up includes moderate reflection upon the interviewee’s responses including a summary of lessons learned	Write up includes basic reflection upon the interviewee’s responses including a brief summary of lessons learned	Write up includes basic reflection upon the interviewee’s responses, primarily summarizing the responses	No reflection was included in the write up
Comprehensive Documentation (20% of grade)	Interview questions with their responses were documented, word-for-word by transcribing the interview within the write-up	Interview questions with their responses were documented thoroughly through extensive notes formatted for the write-up	Responses were not fully provided and/or aligned with their related questions in the write-up	Responses were only summarized for the write-up	No documentation of the responses was provided
Writing Skills (20% of grade)	Mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) are flawless throughout the entire assignment.	Mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) are accurate within a majority of the assignment.	Partial errors with mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation) within minimal portions of the assignment.	Multiple errors with mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation).	Assignment is incomprehensible due to multiple errors with mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation).
Formatting (10% of grade)	Write-up is formatted for easy reading and comprehension of interview questions, responses, and reflection. All sections are identified with proper headings.	Write-up is formatted for easy reading and comprehension of interview questions, responses, and reflection.	Write-up formatting lacks organization between sections.	Write-up formatting makes it unclear how sections are identified or flow together.	Write-up formatting is so disorganized that it is difficult to tell what is a question, a response, and/or a reflection.