Student participation in the course evaluation process is very important. Faculty members learn a great deal about their teaching as well as the content and organization of their courses. The feedback provided is closely followed by the College Deans, Department Chairs and other senior administrators to assess the educational experience at Emerson and better inform personnel and curricular decisions. We need student feedback to make this process a success.

Review of Course Evaluation Concern Report

Course evaluations are used in many ways:

  • By all students, to gain early access to their grades each term
  • By professors, to improve their teaching
  • By deans and department chairs, in evaluating faculty
  • By award committees, in selecting teaching award winners
  • By departments and committees, in evaluating candidates for tenure and promotion

Course Evaluation Schedule

Fall 2024

  • Open: December 3
  • Close: December 31

Spring 2025

  • Open: April 17
  • Close: May 10

Summer Session 1 2025

  • Open: June 24
  • Close: July 8

Summer Full Session and Session 2 2025

  • Open: August 13
  • Close: August 26

Course Evaluation Instrument

Revision of Course Evaluation Form

Download the Course Evaluation Instrument

Instructions for Students

Students can access their course evaluations through two options:

Option 1

  1. Students will receive a personalized e-mail link sent to their Emerson College e-mail address 1–2 days before course evaluations open.

Option 2

  1. Sign into the course evaluation system using your Emerson login credentials. 
  2. Review your responses to the survey items making sure that your responses and comments are intended for the instructor and the course.

The responses you provide will remain confidential. Faculty will not have access to the evaluations until after grades are posted and the online application being used to collect responses prevents faculty from seeing any names, ID numbers, or any other identifying student information when viewing the evaluation.

Instructions for Faculty

  1. Course Evaluations (Prior to Fall 2014)
    • Go to Faculty Course Tools
    • Select “Course Evaluations (Prior to Fall 2014)” and sign in using your Emerson login credentials.
  2. Course Evaluations (Fall 2014 to Present) 

Detailed instructions for signing into the course evaluation system, accessing, and interpreting the reports are contained in this PDF file.

Faculty will receive a personalized link sent to their Emerson College email address 1 day before course evaluations open.

Errors

Students, if you discover you’ve made a mistake on your course evaluation after submitting it, please email ir [at] emerson.edu (ir[at]emerson[dot]edu).

Frequently Asked Questions

A compilation of frequently asked questions on course evaluations may be found here.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about course evaluations, please contact academic_affairs [at] emerson.edu (subject: Course%20Evaluation%20Question) (academic_affairs[at]emerson[dot]edu).