Touchstones are project-based assessments that help you apply the concepts learned in the course. Each Touchstone is checked for originality and then submitted for manual grading, and all submissions must be unique to the course -- i.e., you may not submit work used for previous courses at Sophia or elsewhere.
You can work on a Touchstone whenever you want; however, you. must pass the previous assessments in the Unit before you can submit the Touchstone(s) in that Unit. Please refer to the Touchstone instructions page to see the current grading turnaround times.
While there is no minimum required score on an individual Touchstone, keep in mind that you. must complete each Touchstone as well as achieve an overall average score of at least 70% to pass the course. You will be given one (1) opportunity to redo each Touchstone if necessary to improve your score.