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Christina West

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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Art-324 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Christina seems very stoic at first, but she genuinely cares about her students. She gives great feedback and really just wants you to put your best foot forward.
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Art-324 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Christina is extremely knowledgable in the field of ceramics, however she is not a great communicator. She was near impossible to reach outside of class, and lacked understanding and empathy towards students. She often was overly critical of students work, even to non-art majors in their first studio course.
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Art-324 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor West is a skilled ceramist and solid teacher who pushes students to think outside the box. She can seem intimidating at first, but she's actually pretty chill and grades fairly if you do the work. I just wish she connected with students more, like other ceramics professors do, because ceramic courses are usually very collaborative.
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Classes with Christina West

ART 324

Ceramics II

4 credits

CERAMICS II covers hand-building, throwing, slip-casting, press molding, glazing, decorating, and firing techniques including reduction, oxidation, and primitive methods.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Christina West

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ART 524

Advanced Ceramics I

4 credits

Advanced Ceramics I covers thrown and hand-built forms, clay bodies, glazes, and firing, emphasizing the development of personal concepts through complex clay construction.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Christina West

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sample
ART 624

Advanced Ceramics II

4 credits

Advanced Ceramics II explores advanced concepts and practices using clay and ceramics to create fine art objects, focusing on craftsmanship, form, and surface design.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Christina West

No recorded grade history

ART 999

Independent Study

1–4 credits

Independent Study: Independent graduate work in advanced area of study under direction of art faculty.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ART 324Ceramics II
Spring 2027ART 524Advanced Ceramics I
Spring 2027ART 624Advanced Ceramics II
Spring 2027ART 699Independent Study
Spring 2027ART 999Independent Study
Fall 2026ART 224Ceramics I
Fall 2026ART 324Ceramics II
Fall 2026ART 524Advanced Ceramics I
Fall 2026ART 624Advanced Ceramics II
Fall 2026ART 699Independent Study
Fall 2026ART 999Independent Study

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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