Noah Thomas

ART40A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 32/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can self-manage a messy studio pace; recent students warn about weak organization.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized studioParticipation mattersClear grading criteriaHands-on projectsMandatory attendance

Studio feels chaotic with overlapping projects and missing due dates or example work.
Hands-on help and a , but structure is inconsistent.
Attendance and participation matter while grades .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible with in-class project work and help, but and critiques still require steady effort.

All evidence is from in-person ART40A reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students report , and difficulty ratings around 4, so content and pacing feel demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags stress that participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent comments focus on disorganization outweighing the caring reputation.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and , but low quality scores show outcomes still feel uneven.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Several multi-step projects, sketchbooks, critiques, and tool purchases keep the studio load moderate to heavy.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

One older review praises care and help, but newer comments slam missing structure, due dates, and example work.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and a graded sketchbook rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person ART40A is project-heavy with demos that eat class time; some praise hands-on help, many criticize missing due dates and example work.

Main concern

Overlapping projects and weak organization can leave students unsure of expectations.

What students said

“This is the first art class I have taken with no due dates or pdf's to look over for projects. Just turns to a mess and no organization here.”
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“ for his students. There were only three projects but you do them all in class and he comes around to help you.”
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“Wish class was organized in terms of due dates like other classes.”
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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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Reviews describe project critiques and graded studio work more than traditional exams.

Project critiquesSketchbook checksIn-class studio work

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sketchbook checks rather than classic sit-down exams.

Cold critiquesSketchbook gradedMulti-project studio

“There will be Cold Critiques in this class which everyone must participate in. A sketchbook will be required which will be checked and graded.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This is the first art class I have taken with no due dates or pdf's to look over for projects. Just turns to a mess and no organization here.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews spanning 2021-2025. Credibility rating: Low.

🧱 Studio Organization

30/100

“Wish class was organized in terms of due dates like other classes.”

❤️

70/100

“ for his students.”

🛠️ Project Load

42/100

“4 projects for this class: Clay Modeling, Plaster Mold-Making, The Chopping Block (plaster block), All Wrapped Up (wrapped sculpture).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

for his students.
class is 3 hours long.
Just turns to a mess and no organization here.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Wish some past .
Some of us are ahead of others feels like a horse race.
A sketchbook will be required which will be checked and graded.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews spanning 2021-2025 with mixed detail and no online sample limit confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART40A4 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

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C range

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D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

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x x if you can self-manage a messy studio pace; recent students warn about weak organization.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🧱 Studio Organization

❤️ x x x

🛠️ Project Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can self-manage a messy studio pace; recent students warn about weak organization.

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