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ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University uses Watermark, an online course evaluation software, which provides colleges and universities with instructor and course evaluations.

The goal of online course evaluations is to improve the culture of course evaluations, by offering a customizable Internet-based solution that will provide better information for faculty and administrators to make data-driven decisions.

Research indicates that students perceive a third party as offering greater assurances of anonymity compared to a program hosted by the school. The results are higher participation, more thought out responses, and a larger bank of usable data. 

Course Evaluation Schedules:

• 5-Week Terms - 1 week before the last scheduled class day
• 8/10-Week Terms - 2 weeks before the last scheduled class day
• 15-Week Terms - 2 weeks before the last scheduled class day. Does NOT include finals week. Evaluations end the day before the first full day of finals

2019-2020 SmartEvals Response Rates (PDF)
2018-2019 SmartEvals Response Rates (PDF)
2017-2018 SmartEvals Response Rates (PDF)
2016-2017 SmartEvals Response Rates (PDF)

Course Evaluations:

Beginning Summer 2024, our course evaluations are now administered through the Watermark platform.

Please review our Course Evaluations Guide for more detailed information:

Watermark: Course Evaluations Guide

Should you have questions or need additional accommodations, email darpa@lamar.edu.

Please note: 

Student course evaluations are intended to be anonymous. To help protect anonymity in very small classes (three or fewer enrolled students), evaluation results should not be released directly to the instructor. Instead, the department chair may receive the results and provide the faculty member with a brief summary of themes and feedback.

For 2- and 4-year reviews and tenure/promotion processes, these small-class evaluation materials may be stored in a restricted-access area in Watermark (accessible to authorized reviewers, but not to the faculty member).