JUDGES INFORMATION

NAACP ACT-SO
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING JUDGES

1. Each judge must have at least a baccalaureate degree in the category he or she is judging (an advanced degree is preferred – especially in science). If not degreed, the individual should be employed as a professional in the category field. Junior College or College Professors often make good judges. They are familiar with the level of work a high school student should produce. Professional Architects, Engineers, Journalists, Actors, Painters, Gallery Owners, Newspaper Publishers, etc. are good candidates for judges.

2. Each category must have a minimum of three (3) qualified judges.

3. Judges must be available for the entire judging period/process.

4. Judges who have judged a local competition may judge on the National level, but not in the same category as a student they may have already judged at a local competition.