McNair Recommendation Form






Wednesday December 3, 2008

McNair Recommendation Form

McNair Program

TO THE APPLICANT:

This form must be filled out by a faculty member or an employer who knows you well enough to assess your current capabilities and your potential to earn a doctoral degree in the coming years. If you have completed at least one semester at Coppin, two of your three recommendations must be prepared by Coppin State University faculty members.

TO THE RECOMMENDER:

The individual who forwarded this recommendation form to you is applying for participation in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which is designed to provide academically able undergraduate students with opportunities to learn about graduate education and to hone skills they will need to succeed in the graduate setting. You can assist Program administrators in the selection process by providing an assessment of the applicant's personal qualities and academic abilities. Your candid assessment would be appreciated.

This form requires a signature, and you will have to send us a signed copy before we can complete the application process. After you have entered and reviewed the information, you may then click the button at the end of this form to submit it electronically. You will then be able to print, sign, and date the form and mail it to the address which will be provided. If you prefer, you may instead print and fill out the PDF Form and mail it to us.

A. GENERAL DATA

1.	Name of Recommender

2.	Name of Applicant

	EagleLinks ID

3.	Name of department of recommender (if applicable)


4.	Recommender's telephone number
	()-

5.	Length of time recommender has known applicant
	Year(s) month(s)

6.	Capacity in which recommender has known applicant


7.	Class(es) (e.g., English 103) recommender taught in which applicant was enrolled and grade(s) (e.g., A) applicant earned (if applicable)
	Course Grade
	Course Grade
	Course Grade

B. ASSESSMENT
Please rate the applicant on the following:

1. Self-motivation
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

2. Personal Responsibility
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

3. Openness to ideas
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

4. Oral communication skills
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

5. Written communication skills
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

6. Analytical Skills
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

7. Critical-thinking/reading skills
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

8. Pursuit and completion of independent research projects
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

9. Consistency of academic performance
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

10. Knowledge of major field
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

11. Likelihood of success in graduate school
Exceptional	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Not Observed

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CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this application shall not be publicly disclosed except as required by law.