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Student Opinions Matter - Course Evaluations

In fall 2026, the University of Houston-Downtown launches a new course evaluation system. Students will now access course evaluations from within Canvas via a pop-up message.

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Your Opinions Matter!

Student Course Opinion Surveys, often called “Student Course Evaluations," are surveys that provide you the opportunity to share thoughts about your experiences regarding the instructor, the content and design, and the materials in every course each semester.

All surveys are anonymous, and faculty will not see them until after they submit final course grades.

Faculty use the feedback as part of their own course improvement processes—your feedback can support learning processes for future students in these courses. Your responses may also be used in the faculty evaluation processes as determined by the departments. 

Course Evaluations, or Student Opinion Surveys, are conducted at the end of every academic session to provide faculty anonymous feedback from students in their classes. Your feedback plays an important role in helping the university improve instruction, curricula, and the overall student learning experience.

What you should know:
  • Responses are completely anonymous.
  • Faculty members cannot view individual responses.
  • Faculty members do not receive evaluation results until after final grades have been submitted and the term has concluded.
  • Your honest and constructive feedback helps faculty and academic leaders identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.

During the evaluation period, you will see a pop-up when you log into Canvas prompting you to complete the survey.

The survey includes seven questions - three questions specific to the course, and four questions specific to the instructor. There is a final question where you can write additional comments. These responses are particularly valuable to faculty because they can help the faculty make adjustments in future courses.

Faculty are also allowed to add specialized questions for each class, so you may see a few additional class-specific questions.

You will complete a separate evaluation for each of your classes.

All evaluations can be done online using any computer or mobile device.

Toward the end of each semester (before finals), you will receive a pop-up message when you log in to Canvas, prompting you to complete the course evaluation. You will also receive an email message through your Gatormail from UHD Course Evaluations to tell you that courses are open for evaluations.

You must complete the surveys by the deadline (usually the first day of finals).

If you have questions about the survey, ask your instructor. You may want to ask if it will be administered during regular class time.

All surveys are anonymous; faculty will not see them until after final grades are posted.

      Please share your thoughts!