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Highest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
6 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Graduate seminar featuring topical oral presentations by guest speakers and graduate students on contemporary concerns and issues involving land and soils.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Forum on the Environment covers lectures and discussions on historical and contemporary human impacts on the biosphere.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Thea Whitman
The workload was minimal, with very little time spent on homework. The class structure included guest speakers in the first half of the week and group work in the second half.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources covers modern GIS desktop and web-based workflows, analyses, and visualizations for environmental planning, featuring guest lectures from professionals.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Assessment of Environmental Impact covers methods for collecting and analyzing information about environmental impacts on agricultural and natural resources, monitoring the physical environment, and relating impacts to people and society.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Examines the cultural significance, access, and human impact on water cycles, focusing on US case studies and differential impacts on racial and ethnic communities under climate change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mattie Urrutia
Exams were reported as insanely hard with insufficient time to finish, and class averages on tests hovered around 70% without any curve.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026A systems-based investigation of soil structure, biology, water, fertility, and taxonomy, including human impacts on the soil environment.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Nick Balster
Lectures required close attention, and complacent learners risked falling behind, though support was available.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026