Student Ratings of Instruction

 

About

Student Ratings of Instruction are formal evaluations completed by students to assess the effectiveness of a course and its instructor. These evaluations take place during the last few weeks of a course and serve several key purposes:

• Provides Feedback for Instructors
• Measures Teaching Effectiveness
• Identifies Areas for Course Improvement 

 

 

Survey Timeline

• Faculty question selection/opt-out: Approximately the 9th - 15th week of the semester
• Surveys open to students: Last two weeks of the semester (closing at midnight on the last day of finals)
• Reports available to faculty: Approximately one week after grades are due

 

Fall 2025 Survey Dates

• Faculty question selection/opt-out: October 13, 2025 - November 24, 2025
• Surveys open to students: December 5, 2025 - December 18, 2025
• Reports available to faculty: January 9, 2026

 

Tentative Spring 2026 Survey Dates

• Faculty question selection/opt-out: March 16, 2026 - April 24, 2026
• Surveys open to students: May 1, 2026 - May 14, 2026
• Reports available to faculty: June 8, 2026

 

More information

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Contact Us

The Student Ratings Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate's Personnel Committee. It's charge to oversee the administration of all student ratings of instruction for faculty at California State University, Fresno.  This includes periodically reviewing the bank of questions that faculty can use, monitoring the implementation process, and interfacing with both the student ratings vendor and the university administration on how student ratings are used and setting limits on how they can be used.

Email questions about FSSRI to fssri@mail.fresnostate.edu