Current instructor

Doug Soldat

/5Adjusted rating
/5RMP difficulty
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Raw average: 5.00/5 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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SOILS301 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Soils 301 is a difficult class but Dr. Soldat is an amazing professor. This was his first semester teaching and he made it seem like he'd been there for years. Super fun to look at. But this class is just awful.
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Classes with Doug Soldat

SOILSCI 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

SOILSCI 299 is an independent study course involving research work under the direct guidance of a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Thea WhitmanDoug Soldat+5 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
SOILSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

SOILSCI 990 is an independent research and writing course designed to help students complete their dissertation requirements.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Thea WhitmanDoug Soldat+15 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026SOILSCI 299Independent Study
Fall 2026SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2026SOILSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2026SOILSCI 799Practicum in Soil Science Teaching
Fall 2026SOILSCI 990Research

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

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