Current instructor

Dante Fratta

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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 12 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

Original student reviews · all captured dates

CEE330 · course not matched2020-05-13

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Prof. Fratta is one of the best teachers I've had in UW. He really cares about his students

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GEOSCI/GLE 5942018-12-06

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

He makes course really interesting and attractive! And his courses are well designed in a step-by-step process. He tests students in exam flexibly but he gives scores in a reasonable way. He has a little accent while that won't cause a big trouble. I personally learned a lot from his course.

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GEOSCI/GLE 5942017-12-12

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Dante's courses are difficult, but you will learn a lot and he truly seems to care about your education.

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EGR160 · course not matched2014-07-14

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Dante was one of the best professors I've ever had. He was extremely enthusiastic about engineering and always encouraged us to do our best. He challenged us and made us learn how to solve our engineering problems ourselves. I learned a lot from Dante and I would take a class with him again in an instant.

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GEOSCI/GLE 5942014-05-28

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

great!

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CEE330 · course not matched2014-05-26

Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5

Dante was good at teaching during the handful of times that he went in front of the class to explain the material. However, expect to learn almost everything on your own due to the hybrid setup. Exams were generally not bad, but the grading was so sloppy that I felt cheated out of points. He also missed the deadline for submitting final grades.

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Classes with Dante Fratta

CIVENGR 489

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

Undergraduate honors research in civil or environmental engineering, supervised by faculty.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Steven Loheide+12 more

No recorded grade history

CIVENGR 699

Independent Study

1–9 credits

Independent Study for civil or environmental engineering under faculty supervision, involving conducting and reporting on research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sue Ahn Dante Fratta+38 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

CIVENGR 790

Master's Research or Thesis

1–9 credits

Supervised graduate research or thesis work integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to address civil or environmental engineering questions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sue Ahn Dante Fratta+35 more

No recorded grade history

CIVENGR 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

Pre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sue Ahn Dante Fratta+39 more

No recorded grade history

CIVENGR 990

Thesis

1–12 credits

Thesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sue Ahn Dante Fratta+39 more

No recorded grade history

CIVENGR 999

Advanced Independent Study

1–9 credits

Advanced Independent Study allows students to conduct and report on independent civil or environmental engineering research under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sue Ahn Dante Fratta+30 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample

GLE 171

Introduction to Geological Engineering

1 credits

Introduction to Geological Engineering covering engineering applications of earth sciences, including resource management, hazard mitigation, environmental problem abatement, and excavation design.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Dante Fratta

Dante Fratta made lectures entertaining by asking questions, and students noted that answering them earned brownie points that may have boosted final grades.

Dante Fratta

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

GLE 489

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

Undergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members, titled HONORS IN RESEARCH.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Tracey Holloway+3 more

No recorded grade history

GLE 699

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Dante Fratta Steven Loheide+9 more

No recorded grade history

GLE 790

Master's Research or Thesis

1–9 credits

Under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Basil Tikoff+13 more

No recorded grade history

GLE 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

Pre-dissertation research conducted under faculty supervision for students declared in the Geological Engineering PhD program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Basil Tikoff+10 more

No recorded grade history

GLE 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

Research and thesis under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Basil Tikoff+10 more

No recorded grade history

GLE 999

Independent Work

1–3 credits

Independent work under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Dante Fratta Basil Tikoff+10 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 489	Honors in Research
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 699	Independent Study
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 990	Thesis
Spring 2027	CIVENGR 999	Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027	GLE 171	Introduction to Geological Engineering
Spring 2027	GLE 489	Honors in Research
Spring 2027	GLE 699	Independent Study
Spring 2027	GLE 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2027	GLE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	GLE 990	Research and Thesis
Spring 2027	GLE 999	Independent Work
Fall 2026	CIVENGR 699	Independent Study
Fall 2026	CIVENGR 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026	CIVENGR 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	CIVENGR 990	Thesis
Fall 2026	CIVENGR 999	Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026	CIVENGR/GLE 532	Foundations
Fall 2026	GEOSCI/GLE 594	Introduction to Applied Geophysics
Fall 2026	GEOSCI/GLE 595	Field Methods in Applied and Engineering Geophysics
Fall 2026	GLE 699	Independent Study
Fall 2026	GLE 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026	GLE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	GLE 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	INTEREGR 413	Current Issues in International Engineering

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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