Attendance is crucial and absences will affect grades drastically. Grades are based on participation and cooperation in class, attendance, and ability to complete assigned projects successfully and on time. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of concept, aesthetic qualities, technical factors, and learning attitude. Work exceeds expectations technically and aesthetically, and reflects a high degree of creativity, coherence and effort. Work is completed on time and meets minimum criteria of the assignment.
Project is late or barely manages to satisfy the criteria of the assignment.
Given that such a large portion of critical learning in art classes takes place in the actual classroom setting, the art faculty have decided to set a uniform attendance policy. The department will not differentiate between excused or not excused absences. In other words, all absences are treated the same. For all art department courses, you will be allowed three absences. With the fourth absence, your course grade will drop one full grade level for each absence after three.