Each student also has the opportunity to take a third class outside the concentration. A student declaring a concentration in sculpture for example, might take Sculpture, design a tutorial based on 'pigmented stone' and take a French class as a third elective. Another student declaring a concentration in writing, might design a tutorial based on 'poetry text imbedded in graphic images' and take Cybergraphics as a third class. This structure encourages each student to consider their activities as an early stage in the continuing development of a professional artist, a process they observe in the Lacoste community. Students are part of a community of artists and their work goes beyond class assignments and graded credit.
Tutorials are term length projects designed by students with approval from participating faculty.
They should consist of well-defined courses of study or specific directions for independant work in the studio. All intermediate and advanced students are encouraged to use this structure to explore their creativity independently with the help and guidance of the professionals in the community. The digital class is recommended for advanced and intermediate computer users who wish to create images with the computer for output to various hard media including paper, transparency and canvas, or output to light media such as video screen or projection into installations. Previous knowledge of some graphics application is required. Students wishing to concentrate in digital media must take this class.