Course Evaluations
The Office of Institutional Research (IR) is responsible for conducting course evaluations each summer, fall, winter, and spring term.
Note: The IR Office does not specify who will be evaluated or when, or determine the questions on the survey form. See the Policies & Procedures page for more details.
Course evaluation results are used by instructors to improve teaching. In addition, they are a significant component of the performance review process, which includes reviews for tenure and promotion.- Instructors use feedback from course evaluations to improve their teaching and the overall experience of a course.
- Department chairs use feedback from course evaluations to help instructors improve their teaching and make changes to the course and/or program that is being delivered.
- In many cases, course evaluations provide the only opportunity for students to provide feedback to instructors on how courses might be improved.
All course evaluations are administered electronically. The University utilizes a web-based student end-of-course evaluation system, which is hosted by an off-site vendor known as EvaluationKIT. EvaluationKIT uses a secure server that ensures the security of all data. The electronic course evaluation system is easy, convenient, secure, and confidential. EvaluationKIT is integrated into the University’s Canvas course management system, which provides easy access for both instructors and students.
Note: Fall 2020 course evaluation reports are now available. See the Reports page for more details to access reports.
Spring 2021 Course Evaluation Schedules:
***Dates are subject to change due to COVID-19
| Evaluation Group | Evaluations Open | Evaluations Close | Reports Open |
| Law | April 5 | April 19 | TBD |
| LLM | June 11 | June 20 | TBD |
| Military Cycle 4 | April 16 | May 7 | TBD |
| OCSD Mini 1 | February 17 | February 28 | April 30 |
| OMBA1 | February 16 | February 24 | March 2 |
| OMBA2 | April 13 | April 21 | April 27 |
| Quarter | March 17 | March 28 | April 2 |
| Science Labs | April 7 | April 30 | May 7 |
| Semester* | April 7 | April 30 | May 7 |
| Trimester | April 12 | April 25 | April 30 |
| Wintermester | January 4 | January 8 | January 15 |
*Please note the following additional deadlines:
- Spring early evaluation requests are due February 3
- Spring required evaluation requests are due February 24
- Spring voluntary evaluation requests are due March 10
Summer 2021 Course Evaluation Schedules:
***Dates are subject to change due to COVID-19
| Evaluation Group | Evaluations Open | Evaluations Close | Reports Open |
| Law | June 28 | July 12 | TBD |
| Military Cycle 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Military Cycle 5 | May 28 | June 14 | TBD |
| Minimester* | May 21 | May 28 | August 13 |
| OCSD Mini 1 | June 9 | June 20 | August 20 |
| OMBA1 | June 8 | June 16 | June 22 |
| OMBA2 | August 3 | August 11 | August 17 |
| Quarter | June 9 | June 20 | June 25 |
| Summer I* | June 25 | July 6 | August 13 |
| Summer II/Full Summer* | July 30 | August 11 | August 13 |
| Trimester | August 2 | Ausgust 15 | August 20 |
*Please note the following additional deadlines:
- Minimester required evaluation requests are due May 6
- Minimester voluntary evaluation requests are due May 14
- Summer I required evaluation requests are due June 9
- Summer I voluntary evaluation requests are due June 16
- Summer II/Full Summer required evaluation requests are due July 14
- Summer II/Full Summer voluntary evaluation requests are due July 21
Updated 4/8/21