All students enrolled in these classes are attempting college credit one or both of the following ways.
1. AP: Everyone enrolled in these courses will complete the AP (Advanced Placement) portfolio and will receive a score of 1-5. Typically a score of 3 or better will earn college credit. Many times this will be for 3 credits. You must request that AP send the scores to the college you will be attending to receive credit. You will have one chance to send the scores for free when you submit the portfolios online, after that, it will cost $15 each time. If you don't select a college when you submit the portfolio or you end up going to a different college, you will need to contact AP at the College Board to have the scores sent to the Registrar's Office at the college you will be attending. Each college will decide if and how the credit will be applied. The Registrar's Office at your college will be who you contact for everything you need to know about your college credits.
2. CLC: Students must apply and be accepted to CLC (Central Lakes College). This class fulfills 2 courses at CLC, which means it is worth 6 college credits. You will receive a college transcript from CLC that you must give to the Registrar’s Office of the college you will be attending. These credits will typically be applied as humanities credits.
Things you need to know:
- The final date for submitting AP Studio Art Portfolios will be May 9th, 2014. The online submission website will shut down at 8 p.m. on this date.
- The actual portfolio we will be submitting is titled a Studio Art 3D Design Portfolio. We mainly fulfill the requirements with clay, however, it is all about design and the elements and principles of art and could be fulfilled with any 3D medium. The course it will be counted as at the college will probably be a 3D Design course in the humanities.
- The Quality section (5 best artworks) of the 3D portfolio has 2 views of your 5 best works. The Concentration section (12 works on a theme) has 1 view of each. The Breadth section (8 works showing a wide variety) has 2 views of each. All portions of this portfolio are submitted digitally online.
- There is a $20 AP 3D fee to help offset the cost of clay and glazes.
- All portfolios are sent to Salt Lake City, Utah to be scored in early June by a group of high school teachers and college professors.
- You will only receive a single number of 1-5 back even though there are actually 7 different people that look at your portfolio and give it a rating of 1-6 (the 6 is only in there to help get a better differentiation to determine the cut scores statistically).
- 5 = extremely well qualified
- 4 = well qualified
- 3 = qualified
- 2 = possibly qualified
- 1 = no recommendation
- The 3 sections are scored separate. There will be 2 people that score the Breadth section, 2 people that score the Concentration section and 3 people that score the Quality section. They cannot talk to each other so each score is totally independent. They will never see the portfolio as a whole with all 3 sections.
- The scores are no longer sent in the mail. You must go online to see your scores in early July.
- The college board is in charge of everything to do with AP, the SAT exam, the PSAT exam and CLEP exams. They are a totally trustworthy site, so make sure you give them all the information they need such as your email, date of birth, address and telephone number so they can contact you to get your college credit to the right place.
Why both AP and CLC:
- AP was created by Harvard in the 1950's so it has very long and respected origins
- AP is accepted in state, out state, internationally and by most private colleges
- You will leave the class with a very professional portfolio of exemplary work that can help validate your credit if ever asked
- There is no GPA requirement or application process so it is open to everyone
Work expectations to be successful in AP:
- AP 3D will be required to have 20 high quality pieces (8 variety and 12 on a theme) that go above and beyond basic forms. Expect to work hard on each piece to alter and enhance both the shape and surface decoration. Expect to create several more pieces than needed to be able to choose the best in the end. Projects for this portfolio can be created out of any 3D materials.
Plagiarism:
- It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism and violates copyright law to represent a work of art created by someone else as your own.
- In all cases, a student found guilty of plagiarism will receive a minimum grade of "F" on the project involved and may receive a grade of "F" for the course.
- Even accidental plagiarism can be considered a crime. Plagiarism, or the act of stealing someone else's written, visual or oral work and taking credit for it, is more than just unethical--it is also illegal and usually considered a violation of intellectual property and/or copyright laws. Depending on the extent of the plagiarism, the perpetrator can be prosecuted in civil or criminal court.
- According to plagiarism.com, most civil cases of plagiarism are considered a misdemeanor and can land the perpetrator up to one year in jail and fines ranging from $100 to $50,000 as of 2010.
- Plagiarism can also be a criminal offense on both the state and federal level, according to Plagiarism.com. If a person has significantly profited from another's material, at a general threshold of earning $250,000 or more off the stolen work, that person will most likely be tried as a criminal. Criminal punishments can include fines up to $250,000 and/or up to ten years in jail.
- Examples of plagiarism in 3D:
- Copying an artwork or idea exactly as it is from another artist without putting your own style or "voice" into the work
- Having another person create projects for you
- Simply put, the only acceptable artworks are the ones that you imagine and create yourself. The second you create an artwork, that object becomes your intellectual property and protected under copyright law.
