Wondering how close you are to graduation? Not sure what classes to take next? Thinking of changing your major, but concerned it will take longer to graduate?

The progress tab in Self-Service consists of a personalized document that will help you evaluate your academic progress and answers many of these questions. This can be an essential tool for you to keep tabs on your progress towards receiving your degree.

How To View My Progress Report

• Log in to Self-Service
• Select the Student Planning Card
• Select Go to My Progress

If you are wanting to evaluate your completed courses to another degree:

• Click on “View a New Program”

Select the degree you are looking for and then double click

If you are wanting to evaluate your LCs for what is done, and which ones are still needed:

• Select your “0 My Possible LCs” to evaluate your progress on your current LC’s.

 

How To Read My Progress Report

At first glance, a progress evaluation can be confusing to understand. There are tools on the evaluation that will help you.

Look at the program status section it will consist of “Progress, Total Credits, and Total Credits from this University. Each one of those is represented as a green bar.

Next, review the requirement headings, which include the following:

1. Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree “Options”
2. “Required Courses” These are your courses for your Major
3. “Proficiencies for Major” These are the courses that you will need to have in order to take all the Major courses
4. “Linfield Curriculum”, These are your general education courses
5. “Paracurricular & Experiential Learning”
6. “Other courses”

The Linfield Curriculum is a set of ten unique courses that make up the general education requirements at Linfield. Grounded in the multidisciplinary spirit of the liberal arts, the Linfield Curriculum stresses wide exposure to the ways that educated individuals, be they scientists, artists, business entrepreneurs, teachers, or ethicists, engage ideas, articulate choices, and assert opinions. It encourages students to cultivate intellectual and personal flexibility, pursue independent action, and engage in responsible decision-making.

Review more information on Linfield Curriculum: Linfield Curriculum General Education Requirements.

For more information for how to search for LCs in Self-Service when planning or scheduling courses, please see the Resources and Tutorials page.

Locking in your Linfield Curriculum Courses

• Complete LC & Degree Requirements Worksheet
• Complete LC Course Adjustment Form in Etrieve

What are Exemplars? (Each as a drop-down menu)

An Exemplar is a document, model, or sample from a course that demonstrates a student’s mastery of a course topic. It is essentially a final check to ensure students achieved the necessary learning outcomes associated with that course. Exemplars are required to be submitted following completion of all Mode of Inquiry and Diversity Studies Linfield Curriculum courses.

What Can I Use as an Exemplar?

It is encouraged that students submit an assignment completed within their LC course for their Exemplar. This can be an essay, an exam, a homework assignment, or something similar. Alternatively, if you no longer have a document from the course, you can write a paragraph or two about what you learned in the course to use as your Exemplar.

How Do I Submit my Exemplars?

Log into Blackboard, then click on My Organizations on the left of your screen under the "Courses" tab. Then, click on “My Linfield Curriculum Portfolio” which will take you to the portfolio. Once at the portfolio page, click the "Exemplars and Supporting Work" tab. Once there, you should be able to select each LC course and upload your Exemplars. Assessment rubrics for each exemplar can be found once you click “begin.”

Do I have to complete Exemplars if I take LC courses at another college or university?

According to Linfield’s transfer policy, students are required to submit one Exemplar for every Mode of Inquiry and Diversity Studies LC course taken since matriculation to Linfield as a student. This means that any LCs taken before becoming a Linfield student do not require Exemplars, but any LCs taken after matriculation to Linfield require Exemplar submission whether the LC was taken at Linfield or transferred in from another institution.

What if I Upload an Exemplar to the Wrong LC?

Log into Blackboard and resubmit the exemplar to the correct LC.

If you have already submitted an LC and are replacing it, you can check the status of your Exemplar on the LC Requirements Completed page. If the LC is in "In Progress" mode, then you can edit any of your answers. If your LC is in "Needs Grading" mode, you will need to submit a replacement. Click on the form, click “Begin” and select “Start New Submission.” Any documents you have uploaded will be lost when you reupload another document, so make sure you click on the document and save it elsewhere before you replace it.

Your Grade Point Average, or GPA is a measure of academic achievement used by educational institutions to ensure students meet specific standards and expectations. There are two GPAs that you should be keeping track of: your Linfield cumulative, and your major/program GPA. Your GPA(s) can be applied to a variety of things including, financial aid, scholarships, graduate school application and/or other professional programs, and more!

Your GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned (these are the grades that you earn) by the total number of credit hours attempted. Linfield utilizes a 4.0 scale for GPA and so your grade point average may range from 0.0 to 4.0. Quality points are determined using the scale below.

Linfield Grading Scale and Quality Point Values
A = 4.0	C = 2.0
A- = 3.7	C- = 1.7
B+ = 3.3	D+ = 1.3
B = 3.0	D = 1.0
B- = 2.7	F = 0.0
C+ = 2.3

• P/NP (Pass/No Pass) courses are not factored in the GPA
• I (Incompletes) and W (Withdrawals) do not receive grade points and do not affect the GPA
• Only courses taken at Linfield are calculated into your Linfield cumulative GPA

Sample GPA Calculation using a sample semester course schedule:

To calculate the quality points earned in each class, multiply course credits by the quality points earned:

CLASSES	CREDITS	GRADE	Quality Points	Credits x Quality Points
INQS 125	4	A-	3.7	4 x 3.7 = 14.8
PSYC 102	3	B	3.0	3 x 3.0 = 9.0
BUSN 260	3	A-	3.7	3 x 3.7 = 11.1
MLFR 101	4	B+	3.3	4 x 3.3 = 13.2
First Semester Seminar	1	S*
Total	15			48.10

To calculate the GPA for this example semester, divide total quality points by total credit hours attempted. Note that the one credit from First Semester Seminar does not factor into the GPA calculation*. Following the example above: 48.10 Credits x Quality Points / 14 credit hours = 3.435 GPA

*A grade of S (Satisfactory) is not figured into the GPA but does count toward graduation. A grade of U (Unsatisfactory) in such a course, however, is figured into the GPA.