PAC Meetings

The Comprehensive Portfolio Assessment (CPA) is your first academic benchmark in the Ph.D. program. Read the CPA guidelines and CPA samples to learn more:

• CPA guidelines
• CPA sample 1
• CPA sample 2
• CPA sample 3
• CPA sample 4

At least ten working days in advance of each PAC meeting (including the CPA defense), students will email all meeting materials to the PAC. 

Bring to all non-defense PAC meetings:

• 1 Interim Portfolio Assessment Form

Bring to final PAC defense meeting:

• 1 Comprehensive Portfolio Assessment Form

Return all forms to Rachel Haber, 1129 LeFrak or rberndts@umd.edu

Faculty: beginning August 2024, after your student passes their CPA, each PAC member is required to submit a CPA rubric as part of the Graduate School's Graduate Learning Outcome Assessment. Use this link to submit your rubric: https://forms.gle/jzdkAnnKyA6k1rWJ8