Stop switching tabs. See instructor TRACE scores directly in NUBanner — color-coded badges, department comparisons, and 5-dimension breakdowns, automatically.
TRACE ratings appear automatically next to every instructor in NUBanner. No action required.
Add TRACE to Chrome in two clicks. No account, no sign-in, no configuration. The extension activates automatically on NUBanner.
Open NUBanner and search for courses exactly as you normally would. TRACE listens to the search results in the background, you do nothing different.
Color-coded TRACE badges appear next to every instructor name. Hover for a full breakdown: 5 dimensions, department comparison, and response counts.
Most students who find TRACE only ever see the overall number. TRACE for NUBanner surfaces the full picture — automatically, in context, at the right moment.
Green (≥ 4.5), amber (3.5–4.5), red (< 3.5) — a directional judgment before you even read the instructor's name. No mental math required. "No TRACE" shown clearly when data is unavailable.
A raw 3.8 is meaningless without context. Each dimension shows a +0.24 or −0.31 vs. the department average — so you know if that instructor is above or below the norm for their subject, not just for the university.
TRACE measures more than overall satisfaction. See Teaching Quality, Student Support, Learning Impact, Course Design, and Online Delivery — each with its own score and department delta — in a single hover.
Every badge shows the number of matched TRACE reports and total student responses. A 4.9 from 2 responses is very different from a 4.9 from 280. You see both. No misleading aggregations.
Clarity of instruction, engagement, and effectiveness of explanations. The most predictive dimension for perceived course value.
Accessibility outside class — office hours responsiveness, email turnaround, and willingness to help. Critical for co-op and project-heavy semesters.
How much students felt they actually learned and grew. Distinct from course enjoyment — a rigorous course can score high here.
Structure of assignments, exams, pacing, and alignment between syllabus and actual course content. Predictive of workload consistency.
Effectiveness of hybrid or asynchronous components — recording quality, online resource organization, and virtual office hours.
This is a student-built tool for Northeastern students. It is not affiliated with the university. Here is exactly what it does and does not do.
The extension only reads data NUBanner already returns. It cannot add or drop courses, access your student account, or submit any form on your behalf. It is purely additive — badges are overlaid on top of the existing page.
No student identity, session token, or personal data is ever transmitted.
The only outbound call is a course-and-instructor lookup to the rating API —
identical to searching publicly available TRACE data.
Chrome permissions used:
All ratings come from Northeastern's own TRACE system — the same data you can access manually through the NU portal. TRACE for NUBanner does not create, alter, or editorialize scores. It only puts them where you already are.
The next add/drop window opens without warning. Install TRACE for NUBanner once — every search automatically shows ratings from that point forward.
Works on NUBanner · Built by a Husky · Not affiliated with Northeastern University