COURSE INFORMATION
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Donald Bullock
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Virtual Office Hours only
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| Virtual Hours
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Wednesday and Friday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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(409) 883-7750
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| Email Address
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Donald.Bullock@lsco.edu
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Course Description
ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation 3-3-0
A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques, and purposes of the creative process. Students will critically interpret and evaluate works of art within formal, cultural, and historical contexts. Course Identifier 50.0703 AC
Required Textbook & Materials
Required Textbook & MaterialsTop of Form
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Prebles' Artforms 12th Edition
Frank, Patrick; Preble, Duane; Preble, Sarah
Published by Pearson, 2018
ISBN 10: 0134793129ISBN 13: 9780134793122
Upon registration for classes, LSCO students are automatically charged $14 per semester credit hour for access to all required textbooks, lab manuals, lab codes, and electronic books on the first day of class through the Gator Book Pack. Information about the LSCO Gator Book Pack as well as responses to common FAQs can be found on LSCO's webpage. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE UNTIL THE SECOND DAY OF THE SEMESTER TO OPT-OUT OF THE GATOR BOOK PACK.
Every student MUST have access to the required textbooks by the week of class. The student will be responsible for all assignments given. Failure to have a text may result in being dropped from the class. Failure to follow instructions (written or oral) will result in penalties.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will acquire the following course learning outcomes:
Core Objectives
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Course Learning Outcome 1 |
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Associated Course Activities/Assignments/Projects |
Demonstrate knowledge of art elements and principles of design.
Critically interpret and evaluate works of art.
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of arts on culture.
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Communication
Critical Thinking
Teamwork
Social Responsibility |
Final Group presentations:
The group will select a local (100-mile radius) work of art and collaboratively write a 3-page (600-word) paper examining how the artist used the visual elements in conjunction with the principles of design to create the work. In addition, the group must explain the significance of the work of art to the local community. This group paper must include the artist’s name, the title of the work, the date, and the medium. This paper must also include at least 3 visual elements and two principles of design.
Finally, this project has an individual element for each student. Each student must submit a 1-page (200-word) paper on why art is important to society.
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Apply art terminology as it specifically relates to works of art.
Demonstrate knowledge of art elements and principles of design.
Critically interpret and evaluate works of art. |
Communication
Critical Thinking |
Written Assignment
For this week’s assignment, you will reexamine the two works you wrote about last week and write a 3-page (600-word) paper on those two works of art. For each work you must include the artist’s name, the title of the work, the date, and the medium. You will pick three visual elements found in each work, describe them, and explain how the artist used the principles of design to incorporate these visual elements into the works of art. Finally, you will state whether your initial opinion from last week has changed for each work. |
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Differentiate between the processes and materials used in the production of various works of art.
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of arts on culture. |
Critical Thinking
Responsibility |
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Written Assignment
The student will look through copies of magazines or newspapers and find a graphic designs or illustrations that they believe is meant to convey a social message and another one that they feel is meant to sell a product. Explain the ways in which the elements of graphic design are used to achieve these differing goals. 1- 2 pages. |
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Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of arts on culture. |
Communication
Critical Thinking
Teamwork
Social Responsibility |
Discussion Board Post
Students will write a 200-word post on how might the cultures of the Pacific and the Americas have developed if there has been no contact with Europeans? What do you think their works of art and architecture would look like today? This assignment encourages the student to draw on their newly learned skills of viewing art through historical and cultural lens to formulate their own theories and ideas of an imagined style of art. They will then respond to at least two other posts. |
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Course Topical Outline
Unit One
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1. Describe art as means of visual expression using different media and forms.
2. Define the terms representational, abstract, nonrepresentational, and iconography used to discuss art.
3. Contrast the ritual, social, and public functions of art.
4. Discuss the aesthetic and emotional appeal of art that gives pleasure.
5. Describe the visual elements used in the production and analysis of art.
6. Analyze the use of design principles to organize of a work of art.
7. Combine factual, analytical, and evaluative information to write an essay about an artwork. |
Unit Two
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1. Using art to change the world: in the past and in the present.
2. Art about Nature: how artists have transformed our understanding of nature
3. Art of the sacred realm: visions of and spaces for spiritual experience
4. Preserving individual and cultural identity with visual stories and histories
5. The Here and Now: Who are we and what are we doing here?
6. Compositional journeys – how artists’ compositions lead the viewer’s eye.
7. Defining space in on a flat plane – linear and atmospheric perspective
8. The power of colors and their emotional and mental effects
9. Balancing unity and variety in design
10. Design conventions of the classical artists: the golden section, hierarchical scale, etc.
11. Using scale and proportion to communicate ideas.
12. Analyzing composition and compositional elements
13. Guiding the eye through emphasis |
Unit Three
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1. The history of paper
2. The use of paper for non-traditional purposes
3. The characteristics and appearances of various drawing materials
4. Drawing throughout history
5. The intimacy of the drawn line
6. Drawing personal responses
7. Drawing in preparation for works in other media |
Unit Four
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1. Artists who prefer a single medium; artists who experiment with various media.
2. How formal aspects of painting relate to and reinforce content.
3. Qualities, characteristics, and limitations of various painting media
4. Artists’ preferences for certain media to fulfill purposes of certain works.
5. Painting: pre-history to post-modern
6. Painting application techniques and style
7. History and fresco painting
8. Non-easel painting and how it challenges tradition.
9. Recognizing and evaluating machine-printed versus “limited” artists’ prints
10. Connections among printmaking, music, literature, politics, and advertising
11. Historical backgrounds of printmaking techniques
12. Characteristics, materials, and techniques of the four major printing methods
13. The diversity of media, techniques, and purposes of prints
14. How printmaking has been changed by computers and digital technology
15. The history of photography
16. Photography and the painter: friends or foes
17. How photojournalism influences history |
Major Assignments Schedule
Major Assignment Schedule
Week 1: Course outline: This week introduces a brief overview of the class, reviews the syllabus, helps the students get their books, assigns written homework assignment due next week, assigns reading for this week (syllabus and Chapters 1 and 2 in textbook), and explains to the students what is expected of them this semester.
Discussion Board Post
Students will write a 200-word post on what they think art is. They will then respond to at least two other posts.
Written Assignment
Students should choose an image of an art object from their textbook that they like and another work that they do not like. They will then explain in a one-page paper why they think one is a “good” work of art and the other is a “bad” work of art. These images will be used again for other written assignments to measure their understanding of art terms and visual analysis learned later in the course.
Week 2: This week covers chapters 3, 4 and 5. This week explores the Visual elements, the vocabulary of art: line, direction and movement, shape and mass, light, color, texture and pattern, space, perspective, time and motion. This week also covers the Principles of Design: unity and variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, scale and proportion, and rhythm.
Quiz on covering assigned reading from weekend.
This week’s Written Assignment due.
Written Assignment
For this week’s assignment, you will reexamine the two works you wrote about last week and write a 3-page (600-word) paper on those two works of art. For each work you must include the artist’s name, the title of the work, the date, and the medium. You will pick three visual elements found in each work, describe them, and explain how the artist used the principles of design to incorporate these visual elements into the works of art. Finally, you will state whether your initial opinion from last week has changed for each work. This paper will be used to gauge how much the student has learned about engaging a work of art and how well they use their newfound vocabulary, concepts, and terms.
Quizzes: This week’s quizzes will cover the visual elements and the principles of design,
Week 3:
This week covers the different mediums of drawing, painting, print making, and photography in art and assigns the students to their presentation groups for the Group presentation given on Week 4.
Read Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Quizzes covering the reading.
Discussion Board Post
Students will write a 200-word post on what Media/Medium they like best and why. They will then respond to at least two other posts.
Group Presentations
Students will start to work with their group on their presentations.
Written Assignment
The student will look through copies of magazines or newspapers and find a graphic designs or illustrations that they believe is meant to convey a social message and another one that they feel is meant to sell a product. Explain the ways in which the elements of graphic design are used to achieve these differing goals. 1- 2 pages.
Week 4:
This week covers the mediums of sculpture, installation, and Architecture.
Quizzes covering the reading.
Read Chapters 10, 11, 12, and 13
Group Presentation:
Group presentations Due this week.
The group will select a local (100 mile radius) work of art and collaboratively write a 3-page (600-word) paper examining how the artist used the visual elements in conjunction with the principles of design to create the work. In addition, the group must explain the significance of the work of art to the local community. This group paper must include the artist’s name, the title of the work, the date, and the medium. This paper must also include at least 3 visual elements and two principles of design.
Finally, this project has an individual element for each student. Each student must submit a 1-page (200-word) paper on why art is important to society.
Week 5:
This week examines the Ancient World, the Classical and Medieval West, the Renaissance. And the Baroque periods in Europe.
Read Chapters 15, 16, and 17
Written Assignment
Find an examples of a contemporary work of art that relates in some way to ancient works. Explain the connections you observe. 1- 2 pages. This assignment encourages the student to begin looking at art in a historical context.
Discussion Board Post
Students will write a 200-word post on what Period of European art they like the most and why. They will then respond to at least two other posts.
Week 6:
The Arts of Asia, Islam, Pacifica, and the Americas.
Read Chapters 18, 19 and 20.
Written Assignment
In what ways does Islamic religious art differ from Christian religious art? What are the uses of text and images in both cultures in secular and religious art? Can an understanding of the arts and humanities foster better relations between conflicting cultures and different religions? If so, in what ways might this be accomplished? This assignment encourages the student to examine art through the lens of the culture that created it and compare and contrast it with art from other cultures. 2-pages (400 words).
Discussion Board Post
Students will write a 200-word post on how might the cultures of the Pacific and the Americas have developed if there has been no contact with Europeans? What do you think their works of art and architecture would look like today? This assignment encourages the student to draw on their newly learned skills of viewing art through historical and cultural lens to formulate their own theories and ideas of an imagined style of art. They will then respond to at least two other posts.
Week 7:
This week examines Modern and Contemporary art.
Read Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
Assign final group project.
Work on final exam project
Week 8:
Final Exam Project:
This assignment will consist of THREE submissions: One piece of art (including four total process pics with a pic of final piece) and one artist statement and a link to the original art you are copying.
For this assignment, choose a piece of art from a museum on the internet and copy that artwork to paper or canvas. You must complete the artwork yourself, no tracing or digital tools allowed.
As with any art projects for this course, the piece must be original for this course (even though it is a copy of another's work), and you must submit process pics as you create the piece.
Use the same criteria from Project 2:
Drawing: must be minimum 11" x 14" paper. I suggest larger. No newsprint. Must use white heavyweight art paper, at least 90 lb. Pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, crayon, color pencil, or any sort of mix of those tools.
No Lined paper!!! No Notebook Paper!!
Painting: must be minimum 11" x 14" canvas or board only. Use as many colors as you think will be needed to recreate the piece. I recommend using acrylic (most affordable, available) but you may use any other paint (oil, etc.). Should be applied using brushes but may use other methods. Any subject matter is okay (you cannot shock or offend me) as long as it does not represent an attack on any person or group of people. No hate imagery allowed. Do not use lined notebook paper under any circumstances.
This art must be an attempt to copy another artist. Your individual skill level doesn't matter, so don't worry too much about accuracy, but I should be able to see similarities in composition, coloring, etc.
You will also submit at least four progress pics of your work being created. While helpful, pics of materials used do not count toward progress pics. Progress pics are pics of your actual artwork going through the developmental process.
You must also submit an artist statement.
An artist’s statement is simply you telling me why you created what you did. It should be a minimum of 200 words, MLA style, and include any thoughts on the process or problems encountered. What was your intent and were you satisfied with the final outcome? See criteria in grading rubric for more specifics.
To Recap:
You are to create a piece of art that you have attempted to copy from another artist's museum piece and submit pics of it, along with a brief artist statement explaining what you have done and why.
Submit at least four progress pics of your art, including final outcome. Only show materials used as they are relevant to the assignment. Showing materials does not count toward the progress pictures.
Must include a link to the original piece you are copying.
Artist statement- minimum 200 words MLA style in .doc or .docx.
Please contact me with any questions.
Week 8 Final project Date: The Final Project is due on December 12th, at 3:59 pm Blackboard time.
Final Exam Date
December 5, 2023 - 11:59 PM
Through December 12, 2023 - 11:59 PM
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Honesty
Faculty who suspect violation of academic honesty, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, or abuse of resource materials may assign an academic penalty. Students must be notified of their right to appeal before the academic penalty is imposed.
Students subject to penalty due to academic honesty have the right to appeal the decision. Refer to the current LSCO Catalog for details on the appeal process.
Electronic Communication
LSCO students are required to use either their LSCO Blackboard account or their LSCO email account (Office 365 / Microsoft Outlook) for all electronic communication. In order to ensure the privacy and identity of the student communicating via electronic methods, LSCO faculty will direct students to use their LSCO email accounts rather than personal accounts. If a student has trouble accessing their LSCO email account, they should contact the LSCO Help Desk at (409) 882-3033 or helpdesk@lsco.edu.
Attendance Requirements
Federal regulations require students who receive financial aid to have begun "attending" and participate substantially in each course for which they are enrolled on or before the official census reporting date outlined on the LSCO Academic Calendar. Students documented as "not attending" a course upon the census date are assumed (for financial aid purposes) to have not begun attendance for that course, negatively affecting their financial aid eligibility and disbursement.
Attendance in an ONLINE course is verified by substantial participation in the course on or before the census date published in the LSCO Academic Calendar. Substantial participation in this online course is defined as logging in and completing/participating in at least one requirement of the course. Note: Simply logging in to your online course does not constitute attendance.
Hybrid classes are a mix of face-to-face and online environments. Students will be expected to attend a certain number of classes as required by the instructor. (Include the policy on absences and tardiness.) In addition to classroom attendance, your weekly active participation in the online component (Blackboard and/or homework software) will be considered and expected.
Per LSCO requiements
Make-up Work Policy
All late work will receive a 10-point deduction for every day late, except for Final Projects. No late Final Projects will be accepted.
Classroom Etiquette
Online - Since face-to-face meetings in the classroom may be replaced by online meetings through discussion boards, emails, and/or Blackboard Collaborate, students are expected to follow the rules of netiquette in these forums.
Exam Policy
The Final Exam (Project) will be given online.
Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Students should use AI technology responsibly and ethically. This includes refraining from using AI to engage in harmful or unethical activities, such as generating false information, spreading misinformation, or engaging in malicious behaviors. The use of AI should align with the principles of academic integrity, honesty, and respect for others. Students are responsible for adhering to LSCO's Academic Honesty policy found in the Student Handbook. LSCO's full AI policy can be found at
AI Policy | Lamar State College Orange (lsco.edu)
Expected Time Requirement for this Course
For every hour in class (or unit of credit) taught in a 16-week session, students should expect to spend at least two to three hours per week studying and completing assignments. Example: For a 3-credit hour class taught in a 16-week session, students should prepare to allocate approximately 6 to 9 hours per week outside of class studying and completing assignments. For a 3-credit hour taught in a 10-week summer session, students should prepare to allocate approximately 10 to 15 hours per week outside of class studying and completing assignments. For a 3-credit hour taught in an 8-week session, students should prepare to allocate approximately 12 to 18 hours per week outside of class studying and completing assignments. For a 3-credit hour taught in a 5-week summer session, students should prepare to allocate approximately 20 to 29 hours per week outside of class studying and completing assignments.
Grading and Evaluation Method
Instructor Response Time
The instructor will respond to emails within 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. On weekends and holidays, the instructor will respond to emails from students within 24 hours of the first business day following the weekend or holiday.
Participation Requirements
For every hour in class (or unit of credit), students should expect to spend at least two to three hours per week studying and completing assignments.For a 3-credit-hour class, students should prepare to allocate approximately six to nine hours per week outside of class in a 16-week session OR approximately twelve to eighteen hours in an 8-week session. All Online/Hybrid students should expect to spend at least as much time in this course as you would in the traditional, face-to-face class.
Review of Test Grades
If the student has an issue with his/her grade, the instructor must be contacted no later than three (3) days after receiving the grade.
Student's Responsibility
This syllabus contains information, policies, and procedures for a specific course. By enrolling, the student agrees to read, understand, and abide by the rules, policies, regulations, and ethical standards of Lamar State College Orange as those contained in the current LSCO Catalog and schedule of classes.
Syllabus Content
The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus if deemed necessary. All changes will be provided to the students orally or in writing before the implementation of the change.
Textbook and Required Materials Access
Every student MUST have access to the required textbooks by the second week of class. The student will be responsible for all assignments given. Failure to have a text may result in being dropped from the class. Failure to follow instructions (written or oral) will result in penalties.
STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES
Mental Health Resources
TimelyCare is a virtual health and well-being platform that is available 24/7 for all non-dual credit enrolled LSCO students. There is no cost to eligible students for this service. TimelyCare’s providers offer emotional support, mental health counseling, health coaching, psychiatry, and basic needs support. Non-Dual Credit students enrolled in classes can log in to the TimelyCare website or app available at
timelycare.com/LSCO.
Advocacy Information
Any student who faces challenges securing their food or housing and believes this may affect their performance in the course is encouraged to contact the advising office for guidance on how to identify possible resources. Please notify the instructor of your circumstance if you are comfortable doing so.
Affirmative Action
LSCO is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution which provides educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without discrimination or harassment in full compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503,504); Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the Vietnam Era Veterans Assistance Act of 1974; Article 522lk V.A.C.S.; and Executive Orders 11246 and 11758.
Title IX of the Education Amendments
LSCO prohibits discrimination, including sexual harassment and retaliation, against any student on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. Any student who believes that he or she has experienced prohibited conduct or believes that another student has experienced prohibited conduct should immediately report the alleged acts to the Title IX Coordinator, Patty Collins, at patty.collins@lsco.edu.
Blackboard Resources
LSCO students will access Blackboard through the MyGator portal. Login credentials will use the following format: username@my.lsco.edu and Password. For help in identifying your Username/Password, visit
https://www2.lsco.edu/sspr/.
Blackboard student resource videos and help-sites are available at
https://www.lsco.edu/distanceed/blackboard-student.asp.
Career Coach
Lamar State College Orange provides career advising services to all students and alumni through Career Coach, an online career planning tool. Career Coach assists students through all phases of developing, initiating, and implementing career plans.
Information regarding employment opportunities and career options are provided along with access to live local job postings. Full-time and part-time employment opportunities, as well as internships, are available through Career Coach. Visit
https://www.lsco.edu/advising/career-planning.asp for more details on how to use LSCO's Career Coach to plan for and learn more about your future career.
Gator Assistance Services
Lamar State College Orange provides currently enrolled technical students support for daycare costs as well as other services.
Visit
https://www.lsco.edu/advising/gator-assistance.asp for details on assistance services.
Gator Success Center
Students are encouraged to make an appointment or walk in to receive tutoring, support services, or access to an open computer lab. Face-to-face and online supplemental instruction sessions are available to help students through any LSCO course. Reach out to learning.center@lsco.edu for more information on how students can receive academic support.
Library Services
Students are encouraged to visit library.lsco.edu to find the library's current operating hours, access the catalog to locate print materials, and access GatorSearch to explore the vast electronic collection. The library provides over 77 electronic database collections that include eBooks, newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and streaming video. The physical library contains a specialized collection of research materials specifically chosen to support the degrees and courses offered. Additionally, Students with research questions or questions about library services are encouraged visit the library in person, call 409-882-3352, access the chat on the library webpage, or to email their question to lscolibrary@lsco.edu.
Student with Disabilities
Under the Texas State System, Lamar State College Orange complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pertaining to the provision of reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids for students with disability. We strive to provide reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids to students who request and require them.
Students who believe they have a disability requiring an academic adjustment/auxiliary aid are encouraged to contact the Special Populations Advisor at (409) 882-3393 or visiting the Advising Office located on the first floor of the Ron Lewis Library Building (RLB) room 113. Students are encouraged to apply before the start of the semester when at all possible. The Accommodation Request Form and details regarding the appropriate documentation needed can be found here:
https://www.lsco.edu/advising/disability.asp. Once approved, the signed accommodation form provided by the Special Populations Advisor must be submitted to the instructor at least two business days in advance of need.
Upswing 24/7 FREE Tutoring Services
Lamar State College Orange provides currently enrolled students with access to online tutoring through a partnership with Upswing, an online tutoring platform. Tutors are available 24/7 online in almost every subject.
Visit
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INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
Campus Closure
In the event of an emergency campus closure in excess of three class days, Lamar State College Orange's classes will continue via the use of Blackboard. In such an instance, the college website, www.lsco.edu, will have information concerning the event and anticipated re-opening plans.
Civility
Please be considerate of other classmates' feelings, ethnic background, cultural differences, situations, and level of maturity. Students will be asked to leave the course if disruptive or inappropriate behavior is exhibited in any of the course requirements. If your instructor feels that you have not contributed appropriately to course requirements, your final course grade may be reduced accordingly.
The instructor reserves the right to manage a positive learning environment and will not tolerate inappropriate conduct in the course. Rude correspondence (discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way) in e-mails, telephone calls, in person, or comments made to other class members, the instructor, or the office staff.
Contingency Plans
Students should develop a backup plan should their computer system or their Internet provider fail. Computer or internet connectivity issues are not valid excuses for missing a deadline. The College provides many opportunities for using computer equipment, as do many public libraries. Refer to the LSCO website for operational hours of the Library and Success Center.
COVID Notification Policy
Students who have been diagnosed with COVID 19 are required to report their condition to their instructor and to the College via the COVID Notification Form. Guidance on how to proceed will be delivered to the student's email after completing the required notification form.
Credit Transfer
Students should check in advance with the institution to which they plan to transfer credit to confirm transferability.
Criminal Background Policy
LSCO awards some certificates and degrees in which a criminal history MAY disqualify candidates from becoming licensed, certified, and/or employed upon degree/certificate completion. Students with a criminal background enrolling in courses leading to a degree/certificate in Criminal Justice, Cosmetology, Emergency Medical Technology, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Vocational Nursing (VN), Registered Nursing (RN), Pharmacy Technician, Real Estate, or Teacher Preparation program are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to discuss the certification and/or licensing regulations of the program with the program director listed in order to learn more about the current guidelines related to criminal history as well as the right of individuals to request a criminal history evaluation letter.
Drops and Withdrawals
Never attending or ceasing to attend classes DOES NOT constitute a drop or withdrawal. You remain registered until you request a drop from the instructor. Failure to act in a timely manner will result in an "F" grade for the course. It is the student's responsibility to follow up with the LSCO advising office to ensure that all drops/withdrawals are processed as desired.
Grade of "Incomplete"
The grade of "I" may be given when any requirement of the course, including the final examination, is not completed. Students seeking an incomplete should have completed 75% of the course requirements and be passing the course at the time of the request. Arrangements to complete deficiencies in a course should be made in advance of the end of the semester with the instructor. The instructor will process the Incomplete form online, and a confirmation will be sent to the student's LSCO email.
Incomplete work must be finished during the next long semester. If not, the Office of Admission and Records must change the "I" grade to the grade of "F." The course must then be repeated if credit is desired. An "I" grade also automatically becomes an "F" if the student registers for the course prior to removing the deficiencies and receiving a grade change. The instructor may record the grade of "F" for a student who is absent from the final examination and is not passing the course.
Grade Appeals and the Academic Grievance Process
Grade determination and awarding of grades in a course are the responsibility of the instructor and should be calculated according to college policy, procedures, and written details provided in the course
syllabus. NOTE: Final grades are available to students within 48 hours of the instructor posting the grade in Banner. Students may view final grades by logging into MyGator and then accessing Gator Self-Service.
An academic appeal process is afforded to students who desire to dispute a grade or any decision that affects the student's ability to complete and earn a grade for the course provided it is not related to a violation outlined in the LSCO Student Code of Conduct. If an informal conference with the faculty member regarding an academic complaint fails to reach the outcome requested by the student, the student may initiate the formal process outlined below. Even after initiating the formal complaint process, students are encouraged to seek informal resolution of their concerns. A student whose concerns are resolved may withdraw a formal complaint at any time.
Refer to the current catalog or for details on the formal grade appeal process.
Institutional Educational Goals
Lamar State College Orange has identified seven educational goals to specify the knowledge and skills that students should gain from completing academic and technical programs with the College. These goals are:
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Critical thinking (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to demonstrate creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information.
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Communication (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to effectively develop, interpret and express of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.
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Empirical and quantitative skills (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to manipulate and analyze numerical data or observable facts and create informed conclusions.
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Teamwork (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
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Social responsibility (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to recognize and acquire a sense of intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national and global communities.
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Personal responsibility (General Education, Technical) - Students will be able to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.
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Professional competency (Technical) - Students will be able to recognize or demonstrate skills and that depict professional values and employability. If the career has licensure or certification requirements, students may prepare for the licensure and certification in a capstone course and sit for the licensure or certificate at the end of the program.
MyGator and Log-In Credentials
Current students will access many LSCO applications through the MyGator portal. Login credentials will use the following format: username@my.lsco.edu/Password. For help in identifying your username/Password, visit
https://www2.lsco.edu/sspr/.
It is a violation of College policy, state laws, and federal laws for anyone to gain or help others gain unauthorized access to MyGator or any LSCO application or service. All accounts shall be for use by a single individual - the person for whom the account was approved or assigned. This includes Blackboard accounts as well as any application within MyGator. Sharing or loaning accounts is strictly prohibited, can be construed as a form of cheating, and violates College policy, state laws, and federal laws.
Policies and Procedures
LSCO adheres to the policies and procedures established in the Texas Education Code, Texas State University System Rules and Regulations, LSCO Faculty Handbook, LSCO Student Handbook, and LSCO Catalog.
Prohibited Items in the Classroom
No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. It is inappropriate for minor children to be on campus due to the potential liability to the College, the risk of harm to the children, and decreased employee productivity due to distractions and disruptions.
Student Privacy
The privacy of all students, including Distance Education students, is protected through strict adherence to the rules of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. LSCO's statement regarding the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act can be found in LSCO's Student Handbook, page 70. Additional information regarding privacy for Distance Education students can be found in the Distance Education Handbook, appendix D.