Portfolio Review Process

Required supporting materials

When the portfolios are handed in the first time, the portfolio committee simply checks to see that they are accompanied by the required supporting materials (see What should go in the portfolio?). If any of these materials are missing, you will be contacted by email and asked to supply them.

First review

Once the committee has checked for the required supporting materials, your portfolio is reviewed by a member of the portfolio committee and by your academic advisor for:

• the clarity of your presentation
• the consistency and quality of your annotation
• the professional craftsmanship with which the portfolio is assembled
• the general congruence between your portfolio and your goals statement

Requests for revision made by the committee and your academic advisor are then compiled and sent to you via email. You have approximately two weeks to complete the requested revisions (see the Portfolio Schedule).

Final review

Unless there have been major problems introduced into your portfolio as you complete the requested revisions, the final review is simply a check to make sure those revisions have been made. If you do not pass the final review, the committee will contact you immediately and give you every chance to correct any remaining problems before the portfolio celebration. If your revisions are satisfactory, you pass the final review and are notified by email.