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Art

Jerrold Burchman

ART18 · TENA1030 · ART · DRAWING1 · ARTART · ARTS · ART10 · ART20A · ART1115 · DRAWING2 · DRAWINGII · ART20B · ART10A · DES1 · DESIG1 · ART20AB · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

if you want a and can budget for art supplies.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring MentorHelpful CritiquesMaterials CostlyAttendance MattersRelaxed Studio
  • Warm, funny, and supportive studio teacher who gives useful critiques
  • Most students earn A-range grades with consistent effort and participation
  • Supply costs and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are A or A+ if you show up, put in effort, and submit the projects.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is introductory drawing and design, though and prior drawing help.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping sets you back, though .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and a calm studio vibe, with some older mixed notes.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, but many students still get A or A+ with effort and late work is often accepted.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Studio projects and and materials cost money, but the pace is usually described as chill.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students praise caring critiques and personality; a minority say instruction is uneven or not deep enough.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and critiques rather than formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person studio classes mix short lectures, in-class drawing, and group critiques; Jerry is widely described as sweet, chill, and encouraging while still expecting work turned in.

Main concern

Art supply costs add up and attendance or participation is often treated as essential.

What students said

“Burchman himself is so caring and sweet it makes the whole class a delight to be in.”
ART20A
“The list of supplies for this course all together are pretty expensive.”
ART10A
“Most of class consists of short lectures, critiques, and in class drawing time.”
ART20A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly studio projects and critiques, with little evidence of high-stakes proctored exams.

Project BasedIn-Class CritiquesFinal Project

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final project as the core graded work.

Project BasedCritiquesFinal Project
“Also, Do a good job on the and you will pass the class.”
ART20A
“Make sure to do your homework that is what you're graded on.”
ART20A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of the . He is attentive toward his students and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 in-person , and studio workload. Credibility rating: High.

❤️

76/100

“Burchman himself is so caring and sweet it makes the whole class a delight to be in.”

🎯 Helpful Critiques

78/100

“He will encourage you and tell you bluntly what is wrong and how to fix it.”

💰 Supply Cost Reality

55/100

“The list of supplies for this course all together are pretty expensive.”

👍

82/100

“Amazing professor, highly recommend, especially for first year students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Most of class consists of short lectures, critiques, and in class drawing time.
  • Fun lectures and chill class overall.
  • Wonderful artist and professor. He is so accomplished and yet he has zero ego.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and participation matters
  • The , but as long as and get the work in, you'll be fine.
  • Its an easy A and he's really laid back, but don't expect to learn anything if that is what you're aiming for.

Theme 3

🎒 About Workload & Materials

  • Be prepared to purchase all materials.
  • The and a little tough to keep up with but he accepts your work even if it's late.
  • Lots of homework but he will help you if needed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

49 in-person reviews span many years with detailed comments and consistent themes on tone, supplies, and grading.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 513
3 out of 510
2 out of 55
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART20A14 reviews
ART10A13 reviews
ART20B7 reviews
ART102 reviews
DRAWING12 reviews
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DRAWING21 review
DRAWINGII1 review
TENA10301 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 4 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values