Students may request a grade or request credit with no grade. Prescott College believes that a letter grade only partially reflects the learning and growth that has occurred in a course. Each student comes to a course with a unique combination of prior learning and experience, so each student's learning and growth in a course is measured individually. The College also respects students' rights to evaluate their own growth and performance. Therefore, narrative evaluations written by the students and mentors are included on the course contracts and made part of the students' permanent transcripts.
Credit is granted after receipt of completed evaluations.
At the end of each course, students are requested to evaluate their mentors. These evaluations are treated as confidential. Demonstration of Competence and Breadth Prescott College believes that for learning to be fully assimilated, it must be applied through an internship, related job, student teaching, or research project. Students work with a core faculty member to develop an appropriate internship experience. Most students demonstrate competence and breadth after completing their Prescott College courses.