Rating a Course

The Student Ratings page displays a current list of the courses you are taking and the instructors that teach them. When you click on the "Rate" button next to a course, a page will be displayed on which you can rate the course and instructor by answering a few short questions. You will also be able to leave comments for the instructor which he or she will receive anonymously. Once a course and instructor has been rated, you will not be able to submit ratings for that course or instructor again.

When you have selected a course and instructor to rate and clicked the button, a page will be displayed on which you will find questions to answer concerning the course and instructor. Ratings are given for each question by clicking on the point on the scale that corresponds with your opinion.

Additionally, you can type any comments that you would like the instructor and other faculty members to receive anonymously. Your comment can be up to 4,000 characters long. Please keep in mind that an instructor is much more likely to read and value them if you keep your comments constructive, consistent, and to the point.

You can only submit ratings for a course and instructor once. When you have answered all of the questions and made any comments you wish to make, click on the appropriate button at the bottom of the page, labeled "Submit Survey". Once you submit ratings for a course, the "Rate" button will disappear for that course and be replaced with the notice "Ratings Received". At that point your ratings have been officially recorded and are permanent.

If at any time you decide you don't want to rate this course and instructor, you can navigate back or out of the page. DO NOT CLICK THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON.