Graduate Assessment
Need to take the Graduate Assessment? Click here to request a survey invitation.
About the Graduate Assessment Process:
The Graduate Assessment is a University requirement for graduation, which consists of the Graduate Student Satisfaction Survey (GSSS). Graduate students who have applied for graduation by the deadline established by the Registrar's Office will receive a personal invitation to take the GSSS three weeks into the graduating semester. Graduating seniors who have not completed the GSSS will receive a reminder e-mail invitation, to their ODU e-mail address only, three weeks prior to graduation.
Graduating students applying for graduation after the deadline established by the Registrar's Office must complete the Assessment Request Form. All requests are processed within 24 business hours, Monday through Friday.
After completing the GSSS, it is recommended to close your browser for security purposes. Within 24 hours, Monday through Friday, of successfully completing the GSSS each student will receive a confirmation e-mail, sent to their ODU e-mail address. Additionally, students academic records on Leo Online, will be updated within 24 hours, Monday through Friday, after successfully completing the survey.
Failure to complete the survey prior to the respective commencement ceremony will not impact the student's ability to participate in the ceremony. However, neither the final transcript nor the diploma will be issued until a student has completed his/her assessment.
LOST or RESEND INVITATIONS: Students who need an invitation to complete their GSSS need to complete the Assessment Request Form. All requests are processed within 24 business hours, Monday through Friday.
VERIFYING COMPLETION OF THE ASSESSMENT: The LEO Online Degree Evaluation tool allows students to verify the completion status of assessments. For specific details on the Degree Evaluation tool please refer to http://www.odu.edu/ao/registrar/registering/degeval/index.shtml. Please remember, student's academic records on Leo Online will be updated within 24 hours, Monday through Friday, after successfully completing the survey. A new degree evaluation must be generated after the student's academic record is updated in order to reflect the requirement has been met.
Students completing more than one graduate degree are required to complete a Graduate Assessment for each degree. When verifying this requirement has been met, please check the term the assessment was completed to ensure it was the final term of the current degree.
If you have questions about the Graduate Student Assessment process or encounter problems, please refer first to the FAQs page, or contact assess@odu.edu.
