Class Attendance

Attendance Policy:

Plan to arrive promptly at 3:00 pm and set up to begin working. Attendance will be taken right at the beginning of each class; lateness will be noted and will affect your grade. If you arrive 10 minutes after class begins you will be considered late.

Tardiness, leaving early and absences will result in grade reduction. Three late arrivals will equal one absence. After the third absence, the final course grade will be lowered one full letter grade.

Class attendance is central to the learning process and to your success in the course. It is expected that you will attend regularly and be punctual. Everyone will value this courtesy to the group. Group demonstrations and lectures, roving critiques, individual tutorials, and discussions will be scheduled for many class periods. Students who are absent due to illness should contact me at 273-3083 and bring me a doctor’s note. Without a medical excuse documenting an illness, absence for illness, may not be accepted.

The university recognizes the right of the individual professor to make attendance mandatory. After due warning, professors may prohibit further attendance and subsequently assign a failing grade for excessive absences. Students are responsible for satisfying all academic objectives as defined by the instructor. Students who do not attend at least one of the first two class meetings of a course or laboratory in which they are registered, and who have not contacted the department to indicate their intent, may be dropped from the course.

Ceramic Sculpture is an exacting endeavor. Success in working with clay is skill based on and can be mastered through regular practice. The ceramic process is one which cannot be rushed or neglected without consequences. Sculptural clay works often require an indirect process, where pre-planning the project is the first step in making a successful art work. Information will be given during specified class periods to show a variety of techniques and new options.