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Fall 2026
Special Topics: Social Perspectives in Environmental Studies
ENVIRST 402 covers social perspectives in environmental studies, examining policy, law, economics, and justice issues.
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Historical reviews of Kim Wahl: One reviewer reported a colossal amount of busy work and basic material for a 400-level class, while noting that getting an A is not very hard.
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Professors
Fall 2026Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Kim Wahl: Kim Wahl is described as passionate, kind, and supportive, with students noting her care for their success and flexible nature. However, one reviewer criticized her for assigning basic material and excessive busy work, suggesting the course felt like teaching children.
JOE PARISI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KIM WAHL is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 20 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Kim Wahl describe a passionate and supportive instructor who fosters a comfortable learning environment, though one student found the material basic and the workload busy.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Kim Wahl: One reviewer reported a colossal amount of busy work and basic material for a 400-level class, while noting that getting an A is not very hard.
Historical reviews of Kim Wahl: Students praised Kim Wahl for her genuine care, respect for students, and ability to make lectures engaging.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.06 GPA average error.
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Special Topics: Social Perspectives in Environmental Studies
Recorded 2026-09-07Local Gov and the Environment
Recorded 2026-09-07Indigenous Geographies
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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