Course Evaluation System (CES)

Introduction

Starting Fall 2018, the University of Hawaiʻi System implemented a new Course Evaluation System (CES) replacing UH Hilo's paper evaluation system. CES is the official application for Course Evaluations at the University of Hawaiʻi. It is a system wide tool to gather feedback from students at the end of a course.

CES Documentation

Timeline

Spring 2026

• Staff Set Up Period: February 2, 2026 - February 26, 2026
• Instructor Set Up Period: March 2, 2026 - April 24, 2026
• Student Evaluations Open: April 27, 2026 - May 8, 2026
• Results Released to Instructors: May 20, 2026
• Public Access to Published Results: June 1, 2026

Please note that the results are only released if the grades are set for all students in the course and the grades have been rolled in Banner. If it is past the results release date and you do not see your results, please check with the Registrar.

Summer 2026

DURING THE SUMMER SESSION ALL SURVEYS ARE SET UP AS NON-TRADITIONAL
NO DATED PERIODS ARE SET FOR THIS SUMMER

• Staff CANNOT edit the selected organizational questions for the summer.
• The question set from the spring semester will be used for the summer.
• Staff CAN edit the sharing setting.
• The surveys will open to the students 2 weeks prior the the last day of instruction.
• Instructors may select survey questions any time from the start of summer to the survey opens to the students.
• CES will remind instructors via email about upcoming surveys before the surveys open to the students.
• CES will notify and remind students via email when surveys are open.
• The survey results will be available after the grades are set and rolled in Banner.
• Published results will be accessible to the public starting September 1, 2026.