No textbook, just online readings. Class attendance is important to understand material for exams.

Super easy class. Beth is awesome, she is pretty much the happiest person alive. Her face must hurt from smiling so much. She makes lectures interesting. No text book and don't even bother to do the required readings. I didn't do any of them and I did just fine. Easy I&S, her co-prof is super super boring thought so watch out for that

Super nice, very charismatic! She's definitely invested in what she teaches and really enjoys teaching. Of course, she has very liberal environmental views. Overall, extremely nice and if you love the environment, you'll love her class.

She was so enthusiastic and passionate about teaching. She was funny and nice and literally always smiling! She made the lectures clear and organized. She doesn't use a textbook but there's lots of reading assignments she gives. One of the best professors at UW in my opinion.

She is probably the best professor in UW!

She makes this possibly the best basic class to take ever. You WILL care about the environment after this. She gets so into it, and has some amazing lectures. I still remember things she's said in that lecture and would take this a hundred times over if I could.

One of, if not the best professor at UW

Professor Wheat is one of the best teachers I've ever had. She's very approachable and so passionate about her work, she just overflows with enthusiasm! She is prone to get off topic and then hurry through slides when she gets excited but they're posted online and well organized. I wish every department could have a Professor Wheat!

Good easy class, very engaging lectures, really passionate about the class and the environment. Clicker questions but panopto recordings, no textbook

ENVIR 100 with Professor Wheat was amazing! She truly made the class interesting and the material very easy to grasp. Very enthusiastic and has a lot of energy! Do the readings bc there are clicker questions during lecture. Only complaint I have are the long tests (midterm & final). Way too many questions to answer within the time slot.

Beth is passionate, excited, and welcoming. She has been one of my most interesting and profound professors to date. She is a delightful instructor, very enthusiastic, but sometimes a bit spacey. Her ENVIR 439 class is engaging, abstract, and requires limited work (regular reading and discussion board posts)

There is a lot of pretty academic reading in this class for a 100 level course, although the course itself does a good job of covering a lot of material. I thought it was very interesting because it's tied to my major, but some of my friends hated the class and the content.

The class was not so bad. I wouldn't take this class as an easy 4.0 though. There is quite a bit of work to get a good grade in here. The exams are LONG and the multiple choice questions can get hard sometimes. I would say that if you do the work, write good papers with the help of the T.A., you will do well. Also, watch out for the group project.

Beth has been such an inspirational teacher. Her enthusiasm and passion for the subject was infectious and inspired so many people to do their own projects at home. This class was hands-on learning with visits to the UW Farm and a field trip to Beth's own farm. Take your time to talk to her if you have any issues, she is all ears and loves helping.

Beth is so full of life, so charismatic and passionate about teaching about the environment. It was truly amazing to sit in on her lectures, they were very inspiring and very easy to understand and learn from. She translates knowledge well, and makes it interesting. She is also just so smiley and happy, it brightened my morning every single day. :)

Beth is very nice, caring, and funny. The class is very time consuming because there are lots of readings you have to read before every class. Don't read them word by word, just remember the main messages for the lecture quizzes. But the course material overall was easy to understand. Extra credit at the end can save your grade by a lot. Do them.

I had a devastating technical issue on my midterm, but through communicating with Beth I was able to earn partial credit because she was so understanding. She is very personable and really cares about her students. There are usually about 3-4 easy clicker questions per lecture, and about 10 pages of pdf reading before each lecture

Beth is a gem in the envir studies department, and so is this class. She gave thought-provoking lectures and questions which were really valuable in teaching sustainability. This class is discussion based and makes you feel like Beth is another peer rather than a teacher. Really laid-back class with easy grading, would take again.

Beth really cares about her students and the environment. She is a great intro teacher to environmental studies and emphasizes the importance of learning about the environment for every sort of major. She is an engaging lecturer, but you do have to pay attention to the slides.

Beth was a great lecture and was very passionate. However, when I took the class it was linked with another professor that I did not like very much. Everything is pretty easy in this course except you should go to class if you want an A on the midterm and final. A lot of the questions state, "As we discussed in lecture.."

I loved Professor Wheat! Her energy radiates the whole auditorium and she truly cares about whether her students learn or not - she will adjust and adapt to her students' needs. Her lectures are very informational and she gives really interesting and clear examples! Her passion for the environment is truly inspirational!

Shes super passionate about teaching this subject which makes the lectures fun however you will need to study for the final and midterm

Amazing, made me switch my major for a quarter until the "beth effect" wore off and i realized i didn't like it I just loved how much she did. Don't do service learning project, do the research paper. Less work in the long run, and doing UW Farm in the rain sucked. great class

Beth is a very sweet teacher. She gives good lectures and the workload is not too bad. I love her when she laughs.

Very kind, funny, and knowledgable. Started every class with a poem! Easy A as long as you do the work. Poll everywhere questions every class. Never felt tired during her lectures bc they were very organized and clear and you could tell she really cares about the subject.

I took Envir 100 with Professor Wheat and Professor Weng. I really enjoyed Professor Wheat's enthusiasm and passion for the subjects she taught. She presented information in a straightforward and interesting way.

Professor Wheat's passion for the environment is contagious. She likes to talk about her farm and she has the best laugh. This class was super easy. I really liked the service learning that I got involved in because of this class. Exams were harder than I expected but overall fair. If you pay attention and study you'll do great.

Best prof ever take this class for easy NW credit

Eli shows up and makes it obvious through everything he does that he has a deep passion for the environment . He's very good at translating that to fascinating lectures that aren't too difficult to understand. Readings could get tiresome but you get used to it . Expect a group project at the end of the quarter along with a final .

I love Prof Wheat. Eli was so knowledgeable on the topics that were covered. To receive a 4.0, I had to study countless hours for the midterm and final (and it paid off) so just prepare for that. The class was extremely organized and the TAs helped a lot. There's one group project, weekly reading quizzes (just to keep u accountable), and a final.

Eli is literally one of the best professors EVER. His passion for the topic, for learning, and for spreading knowledge is infectious. He makes an early class one you actually want to come to and pay attention in. I would take literally any class he was teaching. He is truly a gem!!

Wheat is so energetic and makes an already interesting course even better. His lectures are easy to follow and are always engaging. The course was fairly easy, consisting of 3 lectures a week with 4 assignments and a quiz section. The pre-lecture readings can be dense, but make sure you get the main ideas as they show up on exams.

I took ENVIR 100 with Professor Wheat Autumn 2020. Despite this class being online, I found the information to be super interesting. All of her lectures are pre-recorded and participation is graded in the weekly quiz sections. Overall, if you pay attention, take notes, and try you'll best, you'll be just fine.

Prof. Wheat is a real gem. He is so kind and caring and really is there for his students. The class was super discussion based so it was nice just to talk about subjects I am passionate about. He grades a little slow, but he teaches a lot of classes so I will give him a pass.

I loved this class and professor Wheat!! I loved how he read poems at the beginning of each lecture. For an online version of the course I found it easy and enjoyable to follow and do the work. As long as you take good notes youll be fine.

Overall a great class, I really love my TA for this class. I think that a good TA for this class is more important than the prof. Really you just have to do the work to get a good grade.

Dr. Eli Wheat is super friendly! The lectures in this class were fun to watch because the professor always had a smiling face. I liked this class, but the midterm and final are really hard. The lectures and checking-in quizzes are easy, but be prepared to work VERY hard on all essays, group projects, and exams.

I love Eli, I have had this prof twice and enjoy them so much. This class is also very exciting and fun, you get to actually do super fun farm labs. Not a hard class at all you just need to keep up with the work and attend class/watch videos and read.

Eli has been my favorite prof. He always has a smile and finds the world so wonderful--it's adorable. There's only weekly quizzes in NUTR302 based on lectures and textbook reading and NO EXAMS, and then two major assignments throughout the quarter. My first class to not have exams makes me really enjoy this class as I'm not cramming weeks of info

Eli Wheat has been one of my favorite professors! He really cares about the subject and about his students, and his lectures are engaging and interesting. I would highly recommend this class to anyone, regardless of major :)

Prof is super positive and the class is pretty easy. Just wish we didn't have as much group work but other than that this is a good NW credit if you need one.

The class had online lectures and in-person quiz sections. There is a lot of work, but if you are interested in the environment, it is a lot of fun. I loved having only a midterm and a final for tests. I was also in a FIG connected to this class and it was great to have people I knew in the class.

Definitely enjoyed this class it requires a lot of studying, but the difficulty is not hard. We had 3 lectures each week, along with mini quizzes and discussion posts. Also the midterm(S)!!! and final(s)!!! are not hard, you just need to study a lotttt. If i studied more for the midterm i would have had a 4.0 for this class lol

Eli is one of the most passionate professors, this is my third class with him and I would absolutely recommend any of them over his 100 level just because he is an amazing person to get to hear lectures on topics he chooses, rather than out of a textbook.

Eli is the best prof I have had at UW. This is my second class with him, he is amazing. If you get the chance to take his class, do it without hesitation.

Prof. Wheat is one of my favorites! He gets very excited and passionate about farming! This class is fairly easy, but there are multiple papers, a couple of presentations in the class, a field trip, and a small practical exam. Overall I learned a good deal and just the lab alone is worth taking the class. If you know how to farm I don't recommend.

Eli Wheat is great, however, this class was extremely disoriented. The canvas wasn't set up until the third week of class. None of the assignments have rubrics so you don't know what they are grading on. Also, the TAs never responded to emails. Also, one time Eli didn't show up to lab and we sat there for thirty minutes before we left.

Eli is awesome. He's such a pure person, and you tell he loves what he's teaching. My only complaint is the amount of reading, it was insane. I ended up giving up on the textbook, and did pretty good with just using lecture notes, although sometimes examples from the book are brought up. Super important class that I think everyone should take.

Eli is the best professor I have ever had. He cares so much and allows students to give input on how the class should be run. This course had A LOT of reading but I felt like it was all very useful and super engaging/interesting. Every week we would get to hear a guest lecturer speak and have the chance to ask them questions.

Eli is one of the most down to earth, funniest, and brilliant professors I have had to opportunity to know. Personally I wish everyone could take this course as it allowed me to gain invaluable information and ideas not only to address environmental issues but how I should ultimately live my life.

Eli is incredible and very dedicated to his craft. I enjoyed how he started his lectures (with a poem) and how he tried to tie in Indigenous practices. Participation MATTERS...I had a rough quarter mentally and attended no lectures (I watched them all on Panopto), and I ended with a 2.5 when I scored high 90s on my exams and assignments...

Class is very engaging and Eli is a great lecturer. Lots of time for small group discussions and project work time. A strong focus on intersectionality of sustainability, which is quite refreshing compared to other similar classes. Very easy to get a 4.0, if you can't make it to class, Eli hosts a live zoom so you can still get points.

Eli was a super fun professor to have and was also very inspirational. His passion for environmental studies was clear from the beginning and he spread that enthusiasm throughout his content. Course was pretty easy and light-hearted. It's a great starter course for someone who's interested in environmental science, but isn't sure where to start.

Eli is great, he has so much love for his students and for his work. This farm lunch seminar was pretty easy work wise, but the readings/in class discussions were complex bc the topic he chose didn't really resonate with anyone. We all agree he was a little off his game this quarter, and were a little disappointed. But still a great teacher!

A bit unstructured if you're into that, and pretty informative. I would say do some extra credit if you can because you are graded on a few things and 100s are not given out freely for projects/assignments.

Dr. Wheat was one of the best professors I have had at UW so far. He is very caring about his students, when I recieved a low score on an exam he reached out personally to offer his help. You do have to read a lot in this class, but you go over everything read in the textbook in lecture. Great course to take if you are interested in the environment

One of the most interesting and funny professors I've had at UW. Good lecturer as I am trying to get into ENVIR 240 but still cannot, another class he teaches. Definitely would recommend Prof Wheat.

Eli is a great professor and I highly recommend taking NUTR 302 with him! He tries his best to make the lectures engaging and there is a hands on lab once a week. This class was an easy A that involved one small group project, and mainly individual assignments.

Professor Eli Wheat always gives a lecture with enthusiasm and passion. Studying environmental matters can make people depressed, but Prof. Wheat talks in a way that gives you hope. Overall pretty moderate workload that's very manageable especially with the multiple support groups. Very kind and easy to reach out to.

I absolutely love Eli. He is such a light and joyous person that makes me want to come to class. The workload was overall very light and I thought that the lectures were effective enough that sometimes the textbook reading was barely necessary. Pay attention to the outside reading because there will be questions on the test from those.

Eli wheat is my king. I love Eli wheat. If you aren't smiling and laughing when he's talking there is something wrong with you. Will go down as the greatest professor to walk this planet. And this is not an over reaction take the class and see for yourself. Early class would come in tired and Eli made the whole mood change and lighten my day.

Oh how delightful Eli made each class session! He contributed so much, from knowledge to garlic to sourdough starter. I think he travels from Whidbey Island just to teach? I'm sure theres less job opps there, but you can tell he also enjoys what he does and cares for his students and decolonial ways of learning.

Super easy class. Eli is very passionate about the topic and that shows through his lectures. Made class enjoyable.

Such a sweet guy, the UW needs him because he really cares. But I agree with others, the class felt like a lot of busywork and was a little disorganized. I don't think the group project stuff is useful and it's dumb. Love Eli though. It's not too hard, but show up to class to do the PollEverywhere for credit.

Eli is a great person who cares a lot about teaching and the environment. He taught my class with Dave Montgomery. I didn't particularly enjoy the class but my problems were not with Eli, the TAs were too harsh graders and provided limited guidance on how to succeed. The busy work and unnecessary group projects made the class less enjoyable.

He took his time with lectures and bonded with the students in his class, even though it was a large lecture hall. He is approachable, willing to learn, and finds so much joy in what he does (it's contagious). However, he does assign massive reading assignments. Be ready to read 2-2.5 hours around 3 days a week.

For an 100 lvl class, this was not an easy 4.0. Exams are a bit challenging and the grading scale is evil (I have a 93% which is a 3.5). You can only miss a couple of classes because attendance is checked with polls (they drop the lowest few). However, Eli is SO SWEET, passionate & an amazing lecturer. Insightful class, but not the easiest.

He's a good lecturer but the slides had SO much information, and sometimes the exams would require you to remember small details. Just pay attention in lectures or make sure to read the textbook in detail. If you really can't remember something on the exams, just making your best guess will probably be good enough.

Although I love professor Wheat's enthusiasm, I took this class as an easy elective and found it to be extremely test heavy. Lectures were twice a week, but before we would have to view readings and videos which would take at least three hours (if you actually did them). Study guides were not helpful. If your a nutrition minor skip this class.

Eli is a great lecturer and is very passionate about the material. His class is very engaging and well rounded. My only issue was that grading is super slow (I was missing grades from wk 5 until the day grades were due) and the pre lecture quizzes are graded on accuracy but don't always match readings. Slightly disorganized but good overall.

Great professor and involved with students even in the bigger lectures. He does talk about himself in the 3rd person which is a bit odd. But still a good professor.

I liked this class, but if you are someone who likes to take notes, Eli Wheat is not the best option. He is a nice guy and very passionate, but he goes through the slides way too quickly for anyone to get any important information down. Makes it very frustrating when you have to go back and rewatch the lectures and waste your time.

Very enthusiastic professor nice guy. His lectures and labs are interesting. There were on paper exams multiple choice and short answer.

Is very passionate and funny but also very informative. He's a farmer, which definitely reflects in his instruction, which I found really valuable. There are 3 exams (MCQ and FRQ portions); your lowest score gets dropped. There are also a few papers and a group project, as well as weekly textbook readings, but this was a very manageable courseload.

Eli is so sweet and goofy but also very obviously knowledgeable and incredibly passionate about this course. Lecture pace is definitely a little fast but not hard to keep up with at all, especially because course content is mostly common sense.

Class is super easy but the grading scale is not. A 4.0 was a 98 when I took the class. He reads off the slides during lectures but the slides cover what will be on the exams perfectly. If you memorize all the information on the slides, submit all your work on time, and put good effort into the projects, you will do great without too much stress.