Fairhaven Narrative Evaluations
Fairhaven College classes do not use the A-to-F grading system. Students evaluate their own performance in detail for each Fairhaven college course. The student self-evaluation, combined with their faculty member's narrative assessment of the student's work, records the individual qualities of student academic performance in Fairhaven coursework.
Why evaluations instead of letter grades?
The ability to critique oneself fairly, candidly and helpfully is a valuable life-skill which students find to be an asset long after they leave college. Development of these skills is one of the reasons why Fairhaven requires self-evaluation instead of letter grades.
Academic Credit
Academic credit is granted after course requirements have been satisfactorily completed and the student has submitted the narrative self-evaluation to the faculty. Faculty respond with a written evaluation of the student's progress, and records credit award on a "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" basis. The student-faculty evaluation becomes part of the student's academic file, and forms part of the student's academic credentials.
Submitting and Reviewing Evaluations
Click on the links below to access the OnBase Narrative Evaluation system for the level appropriate to your access.
Ordering Official Narrative Evaluation Transcripts
There are two types of documents Fairhaven students and graduates hold:
- Western transcripts. This document is an official traditional transcript with grades and degree (majors, minors, certificates) listed.
- Fairhaven Narrative Evaluations. This document is supplemental to official transcripts and contains student self-evaluations alongside faculty narrative evaluations.
To order both sets of documents ($25), please visit the Western Registrar's Office website.
Printed Name Information: All transcripts and evaluations will have a person's legal name printed. If you have a name change and need that to occur before purchasing transcripts, please review the following information. Registrar's Office name change information. LGTBQ+ name change information.
For more FAQs about Fairhaven Transcripts, you can view the "Fairhaven Transcripts" FAQ page on the Registrar's Office website.
Printing Unofficial Narrative Evaluations
Cost - free. This option is only available for students graduating with a degree from Fairhaven. You can obtain your unofficial transcript free of charge through your Web4U Western account. Please email Fairhaven.CRM@wwu.edu requesting your unofficial narrative evaluation transcript.