Current instructor

Bill Limpisathian

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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GEOG 370
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Had a good time in Bill's class. Lectures are long and dense, not particularly relevant to the class but not bad. Grading is pretty tough in this class, but it's not designed to be impossible. Bill and his TAs were helpful, accessible outside of class AND office hours, and committed to cartographic greatness. Fun time, class is kinda tedious.
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Classes with Bill Limpisathian

GEOG 175

Topics in Geography

3 credits

GEOG 175 explores emerging topics in human geography and people-environment geography.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Bill LimpisathianMatthew Turner

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
GEOG 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

GEOG 990 is an individual mentored study course for completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Song GaoStephen Young+26 more

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026GEOG 175Topics in Geography
Fall 2026GEOG 990Research and Thesis

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