Katherine Frank

ART121A · 3DDESIGN · ART121B · ART127 · IS100 · ART101 · ISART100 · DESART · CERAMICS101 · MUS100 · SURVEYOFARTS · ARTSURVEY · ART104A · ART104 · ART100 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 45%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Take her for ceramics or design if you want strong critique and will put in studio hours; if you want a light art elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing by courseCeramics mentorWriting-heavy ART101Time-consuming studioPushes creative effort

Studio and ceramics and passion, while ART101 writers call the load English-level heavy.
Getting an A , and meeting picky discussion or project standards.
, and detailed written work even in art classes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Ceramics As are reachable with effort, but ART101 and some surveys are called nearly impossible or zero-for-picky rules.

Online ART101 is especially harsh on discussions; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Studio concepts are approachable, , and quizzes raise the challenge.

Online leans writing-heavy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Roll is taken, critiques matter, and multiple tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; online is more about on-time discussion posts than seat time.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Would-take-again near 45 percent: strong yes for ceramics fans, strong no for survey and writing-heavy sections.

; online ART101 reviews are mostly avoid.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough-grader and picky-discussion comments are common, though some studio students say effort is rewarded.

Format shift

Online and ART101 in-person feel strictest; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and design time demands add up fast.

Format shift

Online ART101 is writing volume; in-person studio is physical time and project load.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate, inspiring ceramics mentoring coexists with complaints about yelling, zeros, and unaccommodating moments.

Format shift

In-person ceramics praise is strongest; lecture and online survey experiences are more negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of projects, critiques, discussions, papers, and quizzes depending on the art course.

Format shift

Online ART101 is discussion-driven; ceramics is project-driven with critiques.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ceramics and design draw strong praise for passion and feedback, while ART100 and ART101 bring hard quizzes, papers, and .

Main concern

Inconsistent difficulty by course and picky or .

What students said

“ and expand your comfort zone, very caring.”
ART121A

“This class has more comprehensive work than an English course.”
ART101

“I took two of her ceramics classes and loved it. ”
ART121B

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online - and writing-heavy with and specific submission rules.

Main concern

Overwhelming weekly writing and .

What students said

“The whole . Get ready to write a lot.”
ART101

“I was only in the class for a week but because of the overwhelming amount of work.”
ART101

“She is pretty lenient if you reach out to her and definitely cares about you.”
3DDESIGN

Exam style

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Formats vary by course from friendly project critiques to hard quizzes and heavy written discussions.

Project critiquesDiscussion boardsQuizzes without study guidesArt papersPresentation on artists

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, ceramics use projects and critiques, while and papers.

Studio projectsCritiquesHard quizzesArt papers

“There is a presentation in class on ceramic artists but it isn't difficult.”
ART121B

“ . There is no study guide and questions come from nowhere.....”
ART100

Online

and written assignments with strict timing and effort judgments.

Discussion-heavy gradingSpecific submission rulesWriting-focused art work

“The whole . Get ready to write a lot.”
ART101

“If you submit work close to the due and will say you did not put effort.”
ART101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This class has more comprehensive work than an English course.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, separating ceramics praise from ART101 writing complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🏺 Ceramics Strength

80/100

“I took two of her ceramics classes and loved it. and wants to see you push yourself with the projects.”

📝 ART101 Writing Trap

30/100

“She makes you read and write so much for an art class.”

⏱️ Time Sink

30/100

“Although this class is 3 units, it feels more like a 5 unit class.”

👍 Course-Dependent Rec

46/100

“Overall, fun teacher and !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

very caring
She really cares about her students
she yells at students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

. she is so . Impossible to get A
and if you study her lecture and
she grades easy as long as she can tell you put some effort in

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Work

and
The and allow for a lot of creativity
if you aren't willing to go through all nighters

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and course types give a stable but course-dependent pattern with strong detail.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

4 out of 512

3 out of 56

2 out of 52

1 out of 516

Course coverage

ART10015 reviews

ART10113 reviews

ART1044 reviews

IS1004 reviews

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ARTSURVEY1 review

CERAMICS1011 review

DESART1 review

ISART1001 review

MUS1001 review

SURVEYOFARTS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Katherine Frank

Take her for ceramics or design if you want strong critique and will put in studio hours; x x x x x if you want a light art elective.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🏺 Ceramics Strength

📝 ART101 Writing Trap

⏱️ Time Sink

👍 Course-Dependent Rec

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🎨 About Studio Work

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her for ceramics or design if you want strong critique and will put in studio hours; if you want a light art elective.