Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
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Current instructor
Matthew Mauk
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Mauk is awesome. I am in Art 100 online and the class is super interesting and fairly easy (and I am not artistic at all). There are no tests or quizzes and each week you have 2-3 short writing assignments and 1 actual art project. Not a ton of work, especially if you space it out over the week. Definitely recommend this class!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Maybe I'm used to more work in my other classes, but this course was pretty easy. I learned a lot about art that I didn't understand, which is why I took it.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Online course, good lecturer. A lot of work. Have to write 400-word paper every week in addition to the creative assignments.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
The only reason I say lots of homework is because sometimes 4 art assignments was a lot for be to add into my workload in a week, but it was an easy A. If you do every assignment and give at least some effort you will get an A. He wants to see you try and he does his best to make it fun.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Online class. Pretty easy as long as you actually put a little effort into the assignments. Not a ton of interaction with Mauk unless you reach for it, but I'm decent at art and haven't needed help. He's clear and concise, and if you follow the instructions you get all the points. Easy 3 credits if you're taking pretty intensive courses in person.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Matthew Mauk
ART 244
Art Metal I
3–4 creditsART METAL I covers basic jewelry techniques and metal fabrication, including piercing, soldering, forming, and stone setting, while developing creative concepts and understanding studio tools.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.33 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.43 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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Instructor identity & provenance
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