PreCollege Independent Study

Dive deeply into your interest (or obsession) and make work you are passionate about in this independent study. Classes will guide you through assignments and research techniques to support your pursuit of a topic of your choosing, whether it's rubber ducks, vintage sneakers, rare fossils or something else! Share your findings and geek out with other students during class discussions and presentations. 

Learn creative process skills including research, writing, and collage techniques and use them to develop your own artistic practice for tackling complex and long-term projects. Students will utilize official databases, unconventional resources, and familiar art techniques to explore ideas and create artwork focused on a single topic. This course is designed for independent thinkers and creative mavericks who would like to grow their creative capacity in a supportive environment. 

Course Goals: 
  • Create 1 piece of portfolio-ready artwork
  • Write and reflect on a topic of interest
  • Compile research notes, reference images, and search tools
  • Build a creative and supportive learning community 
Learning Objectives: 
  • Research a topic utilizing a variety of resources and databases
  • Learn a new artistic process
  • Explore specialized reference tools and techniques
  • Incorporate research into artwork
Session Details:  
  • PreCollege courses support high school artists, designers, and creative thinkers and are not open to other audiences
  • This course is a non-credit class offering a pass/fail grade
PreCollege Refund Policy:  
  • Any deposits or special fees (such as lab, application, or materials fees) are non-refundable
  • Non-credit: a $35 processing fee will be charged per course per term and an additional $15 will be applied to any refund request per course per term, these fees are non-refundable
  • Credit: a refund processing fee of $70 will be charged per course per term, this fee is non-refundable 
PreCollege Fall and Spring:
  • Students may cancel their registration via email before the start of the second class
  • No refunds will be issued after the second class begins
PreCollege Residential Program:
  • Students may cancel their registration via email before June 1st
  • $600 Deposit and $50 application fee is non-refundable
All refund and withdrawal requests must be emailed to precollege@pratt.edu

Available Sessions

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