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Derrick is such an amazing and caring professor. He was flexible with due dates and offered extra credit if needed. I took Art 222 and it was one of my favorite classes I have taken, so I definitely recommend him.Rate My Professors ↗
He is such a caring and chill guy, he's super flexible and always willing to help. He offers revisions if you want to earn more points on projects, as well as extra credit opportunities.Rate My Professors ↗
Cared deeply about students and their success. Empathic and flexible with accommodations.Rate My Professors ↗
Derrick is a very chill professor, with a somewhat quirky, dry humor. I had ART222. Most of the class he gave us the prompt and some vague direction, and then let us loose to paint, with the ability to use him as a resource. He'll go over the exact points of why he's giving you a grade, with the ability change your work for a higher one.Rate My Professors ↗
Derrick is awesome! He keeps it real and is always lenient on due dates and project ideas.Rate My Professors ↗
Beyond amazing - doesn't make you do annoyingly specific projects. You guide your learning and use him as a resource. I look up my instructors art before and after taking a class, and I got a new vibe from his work after having him as an instructor. He's quiet, yet awkwardly funny. Opposite of his pop art style, which makes his art more intriguing.Rate My Professors ↗
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Independent Study: Independent undergraduate work in an advanced area of study under the direction of art faculty.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent Study: Independent graduate work in advanced area of study under direction of art faculty.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Distinct courses recorded per term
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