Student Opinion Questionnaires (SOQ)

Overview

Surveys are administered for credit-bearing courses with three or more enrolled students. Responses are anonymous and confidential. These reports are used in personnel evaluations and provide faculty with information to improve their instruction.

SOQs are administered digitally during the 12th and 14th weeks of instruction each fall and spring semester.

Approval of new or revised SOQ forms is governed by UPS 220.000 PDF file type. The approval process is summarized in our checklist opens in a new window Word Document.

UPDATES

Fall 2024 SOQ reports are now available. They can be accessed through your Faculty Student Success Dashboard (FSSD) and Blue Dashboard (refer to email sent from CSUFSOQ@fullerton.edu).

SOQ administration in Explorance Blue

The FAR Office and AA-IT has implemented a new online course evaluation system, Explorance Blue, which was piloted in Summer 2024 with a full campus deployment in Fall 2024. With this new system, faculty will experience a new SOQ interface, Canvas integration, an improved response rate display, as well as additional features to help drive response rates.

Contact Information

Email: soq@fullerton.edu

Primary Contact: Nicole Calucag
Phone: (657) 278-8003
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m, Monday-Friday

Resources

UPS 220.000 opens in a new window PDF file type
SOQ Proctoring Requirements opens in a new window PDF file type per new UPS 220.000 (2-17-2020)
Explorance Blue SOQ guides opens in a new window
Accessing SOQ and Grade Distribution Reports for the Faculty Student Success Dashboard opens in a new window
Department Chair and Dean Access to Departmental SOQs opens in a new window
Department Chair and Dean Access to Departmental Data in OBIEE opens in a new window
FAR SOQ Presentation opens in a new window PDF file type
White Paper opens in a new window PDF file type in SOQ Use by Race
Academic Technology Website opens in a new window

Frequently Asked Questions

When are SOQs administered?

In a semester long course, SOQs are made available from the week 12 through week 14 of instruction (3 week duration)

How can faculty view their response rates?

Currently, faculty can view their live response rates via the link in Canvas Global Announcements. After the launch of Explorance Blue, response rates can be viewed in the Canvas 'SOQ' link in the left-hand navigation menu; guides linked here opens in a new window.

How can faculty increase their response rates?

Per the UPS, instructors may allocate instructional time for students to complete their SOQs. Instructors may also offer encouragements to the entire class based on course response rate, as specified in the course syllabus.

Where can faculty access their SOQ reports?

Faculty can access their reports:
- Through the Faculty Student Success Dashboard (FSSD); instructions linked here opens in a new window
- After the launch of Explorance Blue, reports (beginning with Summer 2024 data) will also be accessible in the Canvas 'SOQ' link in the left-hand navigation menu.

What if there's a blank page or error when trying to access reports in FSSD?

Please clear your cache, close your browser and try again. If you are still encountering issues, please contact SOQ@fullerton.edu.

Where can Chairs and Deans view department SOQ reports?

Reports can be accessed in the Portal via ‘My Workplace (New)’; instructions linked here opens in a new window.
If you cannot see the ‘SOQ’ folder in ‘My Workplace (New)’, please contact SOQ@fullerton.edu so permissions can be granted.

Can departments dispose of paper SOQ forms?

Please contact the FAR Office for guidance on disposing of completed paper SOQ forms. Note that all paper surveys administered from Fall 2008 to present are available digitally in the Faculty Student Success Dashboard.

SOQ Blank Forms in RTP Evaluation

This page contains the blank SOQ forms currently utilized by all departments on campus.

Download Instructions

The forms below are arranged by college. Choose your college from the dropdown menu below and click on your department. For departments that only utilize a single SOQ form, click the name of the department to start the download. For departments that use more than one form, the types are listed in sub-bullets under department names. Click the form type(s) relevant to your portfolio to initiate downloads.

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College of the Arts

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College of Business and Economics

Accounting
- Accounting Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Accounting Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Business Administration Program
- Business Admin Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Business Admin Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Economics
- Economics Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Economics Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Finance
- Finance Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Finance Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Information Systems & Decision Sciences (ISDS)
- ISDS Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- ISDS Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Management
- Management Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Management Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type
Marketing
- Marketing Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Marketing Online Course opens in a new window PDF file type

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College of Communications

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College of Education

Education Administration
- Education Admin Fieldwork opens in a new window PDF file type
- Education Admin Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
Educational Leadership
- Ed Leadership Fieldwork opens in a new window PDF file type
- Ed Leadership Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
Elementary & Bilingual Education
Literacy & Reading Education
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Secondary Education
- Secondary Education Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Supervision opens in a new window PDF file type
Special Education
- Credential opens in a new window PDF file type
- Special Education Fieldwork opens in a new window PDF file type

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College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Computer Science
- In-Person Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
- Online opens in a new window PDF file type
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Lab opens in a new window PDF file type
- Lecture opens in a new window PDF file type
General Engineering opens in a new window PDF file type
Mechanical Engineering opens in a new window PDF file type

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College of Health and Human Development

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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University Honors Program

University Honors Program opens in a new window PDF file type

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