| Criteria | Percentage | Excellent (100.00%) |
| Content | 70.0% |
| Summary of Servant Leadership Volunteer Opportunity | 10.0% | Summary of who, what, when, where, why, and how you served in the volunteer opportunity is extremely thorough and precisely explained. |
| Principles of Servant Leadership | 15.0% | Discussion of the learning that resulted from implementing specific principles of servant leadership is thorough and includes precise explanation and detailed supporting examples. |
| Taking the Role of the Servant to Become a Leader | 15.0% | Discussion of how taking the role of a servant can help one become a leader is thorough and includes extensive supporting examples. |
| Influencing Change or Positive Impact for the Greater Good C 4.3 | 10.0% | Discussion of how serving others as a leader might influence change or produce a positive impact for the community or the greater good is thorough and includes precise explanation and detailed supporting examples. |
| Personal Leadership Skills and Style | 10.0% | Discussion of what was learned about personal leadership skills and style is explained extensively. |
| Future Application of the Principles of Servant Leadership | 10.0% | Discussion of how to apply the principles of servant leadership to future leadership opportunities is explained extensively. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 20.0% |
| Thesis Development and Purpose | 7.0% | Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Argument Logic and Construction | 8.0% | Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 10.0% |
| Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 5.0% | All format elements are correct. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |