Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.88 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Ceramics I
CERAMICS I introduces the properties of clay and fundamental forming techniques with an emphasis on individual form concepts.
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Historical reviews of Gerit Grimm: The course is time-consuming, requiring significant studio work outside of class. Reviewers note that the craft involves innate time commitments, and students should be prepared to spend considerable effort on projects to succeed.
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Fall 2026Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
No course-specific feedback yet.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Gerit Grimm: Gerit Grimm is described as helpful and humorous, though some find her scatter-brained or self-involved. Reviewers note she provides firm corrections and pushes students to develop skills, but one reviewer felt she lacked sufficient support and feedback. Her German accent is also mentioned.
ARIEL BRICE is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BRIAN KLUGE is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTINA WEST is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTINE ORR is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GERIT GRIMM is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HANNAH SCHELB is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB 001 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 15 | 9 |
| LAB 002 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 8 |
| LAB 003 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 15 | 6 |
| LAB 005 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 15 | 7 |
| LAB 004 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 6 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Ariel Brice, Gerit Grimm, Hannah Schelb: Students describe the ceramics course as engaging and supportive, with instructors like Gerit Grimm and Ari Brice praised for their humor and encouragement. The class offers a fun atmosphere where students can explore the craft, though experiences vary by instructor.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=70 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 95.6% A/AB (n=68 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=71 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Gerit Grimm: The course is time-consuming, requiring significant studio work outside of class. Reviewers note that the craft involves innate time commitments, and students should be prepared to spend considerable effort on projects to succeed.
Historical reviews of Gerit Grimm: Feedback styles differ; some instructors provide firm, helpful corrections that push skill development, while others are seen as less supportive or self-involved. Students report learning a wide range of techniques but may need to be independent if feedback is sparse.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
4 earlier forecasts · 0.03 GPA average error.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Ceramics I
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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