Current instructor

Thea Whitman

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 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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ENVIRST/SOILSCI 1012025-03-06

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

A great teacher, and the course content is also very interesting and inspiring.

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SOILS523 · course not matched2018-09-13

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Thea's class was very straightforward. If you give the effort, she is more than willing to help and rewards those students. She is one of the most approachable professors I have met on this campus.

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ENVIRST/SOILSCI 1012018-04-09

Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5

This class is easy as long as you show up. The majority of the grade is made up by in class work, short homework, and one group project. Overall the amount of time spent on homework is very minimal. The class has a guest speaker for the first half each week and is group work for the second half. Overall, not a bad class to pick up two credits.

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Classes with Thea Whitman

AGROECOL 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research for a thesis or degree project involving agroecological research, multifunctional perspectives, community co-learning, and communication with diverse partners.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Holly Gibbs Samuel Dennis+27 more

No recorded grade history

SOILSCI 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study involves research work under direct guidance of a faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students arrange the work and credits with the supervising instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Thea Whitman Doug Soldat+8 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

SOILSCI 799

Practicum in Soil Science Teaching

1–3 credits

Practicum in Soil Science Teaching provides instructional orientation, supervised direct teaching, student evaluation experience, and analysis of teaching performance in higher education.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Thea Whitman Alfred Hartemink+8 more

No recorded grade history

SOILSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research and writing course focused on completing dissertation requirements in Soil Science.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Thea Whitman Doug Soldat+14 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	AGROECOL 990	Research
Spring 2027	SOILSCI 299	Independent Study
Spring 2027	SOILSCI 799	Practicum in Soil Science Teaching
Spring 2027	SOILSCI 990	Research
Fall 2026	AGROECOL 990	Research
Fall 2026	SOILSCI 299	Independent Study
Fall 2026	SOILSCI 799	Practicum in Soil Science Teaching
Fall 2026	SOILSCI 990	Research

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

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