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have taken art once with him and I am taking art with him again. down to earth very understanding

His love of the subject is obvious and catching. He is very personable and dedicated to his field. I learned a lot from the class. Tests are typical for art classes; lots of dates and names. Recommended professor.

He is a very good professor. He's pretty cool.

Very nice teacher. Very helpful. Just show up for class, do the reports (which are easy), and you'll pass.

Mesoamerican art became alive and fascinating for me by taking this class. My first art class and a total thrill. Prof is very giving of time and encouragement. His written recommendation got me a huge grant at SDSU. Waaaay to go!

Easy Class!!!!! Barely read the book and still got an A!!!

really easy. class may be boring and drags but he is a kool teacher. he is like a hippie

Very smart guy and intresting once you start to listen. VERY VERY helpful and super nice! On eof the best teachers i've had!

Prof. Van Stone is a mediocre professor. Lectures were boring most times - he knows a lot about art, which is cool. The final exam was crazy hard - we had to list like 25 different dates and fill in an entire world map listing different countries/cities. He's kinda anal on the final project, too.

He's a good teacher that loves art. It can get boring at times but it gets interesting once you get into it. It's a challenging class that takes a lot of memorization, so just be prepared. He's a really cool guy and friendly nonetheless.

it's kinda difficult because of all of the weird names of far eastern art and history... but i find it so interesting though

Great Professor, he makes the class very interesting. Take him you will not regreat it. I really liked him.

he is good. whats more is that hes really into what he teaches.

Boring but a very easy class. Slides and lecture every meeting. No need for the book. Just take notes and its an easy A

Very nice teacher who will try to help you as much as he can; he wants all of his students to pass. His tests however, are pretty difficult (particularly the final) and he assigns a 10-page paper that must be written according to his strict standards. That said, he grades on a curve and gives tons of extra credit so his class is not all that tough.

If you like art and it's history, then you would like his slide shows which he does every class meeting for the whole hour and fifteen minutes. No really no for a book, or note-taking. But make sure you study the study guide, his tests are pretty much simple.

i dont agree with the below comments. he's very nice and goes over a lot. i already knew most of the stuff from my anthro class, but it was still fun.

This teacher is very nice He shows interesting slides and knows what he is talking about. If you attend every class meeting and write clear notes you will pass..dont forget to do all the extra credit you can..it will help you and thats what he made them for Its up to you to get the A

I took his class on sp/05.On less you like history, the class might be a little heavy. I've always like art 'n history, I think he is one of the best in his area. He is really nice, and smart; very knowledgeable about what he obviously loves, and willing to share it with you, his passion is contagious. I bt this summer in Florence'll be fantastic!

His class is very boring and most likely you will sleep in his class. Basically what he does he lectures about the slides. Their will be two homework assignments and quizes here and there. He gives out extra credit (do them) and he curves quizes and tests. He ttakes attendance. He does not go to the plan in his sylabus.

He is the best teacher I have ever had i've taken 4 of his classes and going for the fifth,he lets you make up the work and he'll do anything to help you get a good grade

it was a great honor to have Mr. Van Stone as a professor.I learned a lot.

he is so much fun!! his class is a blast and you and tell he's very passionate about what he teaches. i took him for heiroglyohs and asian art history and it was FUN!

His class is SOOOOO boring. It totally makes u wanna fall asleep. However, he does know what he's talking about and he let me turn in the mid-term during finals week. I have to admit that my mid-term and final essays (which r there only things he assigned) were crap, but I passed with a C.

Excellent teacher, love coming to his class!

very knowledgable! he's a sweet guy, and helpful. he has pretty much traveled everywhere! i took him for asian art history and art of heiroglyphs and it was very interesting. take him!

Wonderful teacher, would recommend him. He knows a lot about art history, is not boring at all. He does put a lot of art movies to watch that you may or may not have to right a response for and its really easy.

Prof Van Stone not only is very knowledgeable in the Art world, but the rest of his knowledge is topnotch! His level of knowledge is superior, and although he may be a little late, he is a great teacher! I recommend reminding him about assign/test dates cause he has a lot of classes to remember. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Mr. Van stone is an excellent teacher he knows exactly what he's talking about highly recommend him.

This guy is a great teacher! He knows a LOT about art and is very helpful. There's a lot of short, easy essays so it's good to go to every class. I totally recommend him to anyone who needs to take art history :)

This guy is awesome! Tons of extra credit opportunities, really knows what he's talking about. He takes a boring picture of a landscape and makes it seem interesting. Seriously, take his class. He wants your opinion more than he wants historical essays. Just don't plagiarize! Would take again.

Extremely knowledgeable on the subject of art. Very interesting lectures. I had him twice and would take his class again. Student must write many papers, though, so be careful if that's not your thing. One slight complaint: lots of unfamiliar names and terms introduced in lecture and not written anywhere, so my notes were often misspelled.

This professor has a very interesting attitude, very knowledgeable. Looks a lot like STEVE BUSCEMI. Quizzes are extremely hard, Hardly multiple choice, more like mix and match 20 names to 20 descriptions. but he is nice when he grades though. DO THE 2 PAPERS and you'll be ok.

his class is very interesting and I learned a lot from it.he lets us do a lot of extra credit assignments and the tests he gives out are easy...just take notes and get one of the recommended books on the syllabus and do a report on any of the art pieces mentioned in them and you're pretty much set for his class-totally recommend him :)

Prof. Van Stone is probably one of the best professors inside ART courses in Southwestern. Took his class for Art 113, the best class of the semester. There are not tests or any final, but watching a movie as a final is MANDATORY if you want to keep your grade. An easy A if following directions and taking notes. Totally recommend this professor!

Awesome Professor, very positive attitude and inspiring. Before this art class, I never considered beautiful works such as greek sculptures, stonehenge, and roman architecture as art. His effective presentations displayed concepts easily, all you need to do is pay attention. VERY patient, even bothering to answer irrelevant questions. Do the work!

Amazing Professor! Take his class you won't regret it. I took his short-term in fall, he gave us 1 exam only and read and answered all the questions on the day before. Easy A. Knows a lot about art and loves his job. He shows slides and 1 movie every class, and you have to write a paper about what you found interesting and why. 100 extra credits!

He is an amazing teacher. He is so passionate and know so much about art. It is really rare you find teachers like him these days. He is extremely lenient and really just wants you to learn the material. As long as you are not lazy and take advantage of all the extra credit and work he lets you redo for a better grade, you can easily pass with an A

Super nice guy, really into the subject & genuinely wants you to pass. dont take him for granted,he's a fair grader & as long as you show effort, you will pass. Not passing? Ask for help and he'll come up w/ a plan for you. Love his class, & I'm a science major. Made the subject interesting!

Gives a LOT of extra credit! More then the homework he assigns. But he is soooo so helpful and so nice. He does get off of the topic A LOT, but he IS amazing.

Professor Van Stone is a really good teacher. He gives out so much extra credit, probably once a week. He also accepts late work, and he really wants his students to succeed. Even though class lectures can be very boring at times, i highly recommend him. As long as you do extra credit,study for the one test we had, and do homework, you'll get an A.

This guy is AMAZING! He really care about the students and all his assignments are mostly about what you think! Gives SOOO much extra credit, and his class is so interesting. TAKE HIM IN ANY CLASS! You feel like he just wants you to learn, he doesn't care about the grade, so it is really easy to get an A if you care.

Took Prof. Van Stone for Art 150. He is a really nice professor. He's also very approachable and always willing to help. The only thing is that he is very disorganized with the projects. You need to pay close attention to whatever he says because he can ask for a certain assignment in middle of a lecture. Still, I recommend this professor.

Mr. Van Stone is a nice guy. He's very lenient and intelligent. Check your syllabus for dates regarding assignments. Do all the extra credit you can, he grades on a curve so the more the better. Always cite you're sources. Also I thought I should mention that if you're a religious person, don't attend if you're offended easily.

Good professor. He is a little disorganized but he definitely knows what he's talking about. Very passionate about his class. Little or no homework at all, and there are lots of extra credit. Interesting lectures, and very easy class. You don't need to do a lot to get an A, as long as you take advantage of the extra credit you'll do fine.

Dude, I miss this guys class so much, we used to learn about the romans and how ceasar dissed the barbarians, freakin pretty-esque greek shiz, and sometimes i used to laugh at Dr. Stone when he fell asleep... teaching students can be rough... if you think his class is hard man... wait til you go to Uni.. I miss CC so much, ez to get support & help.

Art is my least favorite subject but Van Stone gets you engaged into it! You can receive an easy A in his class, gives many extra credit opportunities, and wants to know how you felt about the subject in your papers! Very easy! Just stay focused also he cares deeply for his students and will go above and beyond to make sure you get that A!

He's really easy but he gets a little lost with homework. Your going to ask him about the homework because sometimes he doesn't verbally assign it but the homework is easy. Gives a lot of extra credit so you cant fail and the homework doesn't have a due date until he says all "late" work is due by a certain date. Your final is a Disney movie.

Prof. Van Stone has so much interesting facts about EVERYTHING! Sometimes I would forget what we were originally talking about but he makes sure to get back to his original point. If you pay attention he will say "this will be on your final" or "extra credit to the people who tell me about so and so". Also he shows many document. so take notes)

He is a very kind and intelligent teacher, he knows everything about the history of art. The problem is that he forget many things. He leaves you many extra credits and tasks. The classes are really boring but if you are very interested in art, he is the best option. If you do the majority of extra credits you save yourself from the final exam.

Professor Vanstone was super kind! Do ALL your homework and some extra credit work and you will be good!

Your grade mainly consists of doing check-up journals from what you saw that week, and they only have to be half a page long.

Professor Van Stone is pretty chill, just be sure to show up to class cause he can be pretty disorganize but! it's crucial cause he will give out assignments and won't really give out due dates, so be sure to do them... other than that the class itself is easy, easy grader, will give extra credit if you show up sometimes!

If you need to take ANY art classes, you MUST take this professor!!! He is brilliant, incredibly entertaining, shows really unique and wonderful artists both historical and modern that will blow your mind. He has no due dates for assignments and gives TONS of extra credit, you cannot fail! If you receive enough points - no final! Brilliant man!

This professor has a great passion for art history. If you need an ART class and you want to learn and have solid A, this your class. Assignments are a simple essay to answer the videos or some art pictures from the past, which are illustrated during the class. The professor is really open to help and provide tools to complete the course.

Professor Van Stone isn't great but not bad either, honestly the class is pretty easy, just show up and pass and you'll be fine. The homework he gives out isn't entirely clear, but it's fairly easy just ask, if you don't you'll fall behind and won't pass, lectures are easy, I fell asleep sometimes or was on my phone and got an A, just pay ATTENTION

You will love this class instructor who has excellent knowledge about Mexican and South American culture, and his main focus is Olmecs and Maya culture. Be ready to make an essay explaining details about those cultures and compare and contrast them. Overall he explains everything with detail and supports student ideas/achievements during the course

A really good professor. There were a lot of assignments but he wasnt too strict on deadlines. I actually learned a lot about art and art history from taking his class.

Professor Van Stone is a chill, mellow guy. He gives extra credit on the spot so it should not be hard to pass his class. It seems hard at first but once you get the hang of it. It becomes a breeze. The field trips are important for your grade. If you have enough points at the end of the semester, you dont need to take your final which is cool.

Van Stone is a really nice and funny guy. He is also very understanding but I took him online and it was a bit unorganized. A lot of his due dates were all over the place but he was always flexible with us when it came to turning in late work. He also provides a lot of extra credit. I am gonna miss him but i also never knew what was really going on

Really interesting to listen to, but kind of unorganized. Would definitely take again though.

The class is not hard at all. All you do is watch movies and then write about what we thought. Sometimes the feedback is not clear and the grading scale of what he is looking for is not clear, but overall a great teacher

We mostly watch films in class u have to made a Response of what you think. He gives a lot of extra credit opportunities (I did most of them) doing all the homework does not guarantees an A. He teaches his class from his experiences relating that to the class. He is so passionate about what he teach and if he has the change he would keep talking.

Dr.VanStone is a GENIUS! He has such a vast knowledge of the world's history, art hist, and ancient art hist, ask him anything! All you have to do is write abt what interests you fr & SPOILER ALERT he prob won't stay on track with the syllabus, he'll also forget abt evry other paper he gives you but save them ALL. His hieroglyphs class is cool 2!

Professor Van Stone is nice and passionate about art. Assignments are easy, and offers a lot of extra credit, but there's 2 big assignments. If by the end of the semester you have enough points, you can skip the final. Attend class to know what the homework is since he doesn't use Canvas, some assignments based on stuff in class. Accepts late work.

You only need to get a certain amount of points to get an A in this class. This is great, it makes you more motivated to learn about the cultures rather than worrying about grades. Only downside is that he doesn't seem too tech-savvy, so your grades can go ungraded for some time.

Really passionate about art and history, doesn't use canvas and all work is turned in on paper. Don't miss class once or you'll feel behind but you can text him and he'll call you back quickly to help you catch up. Pay attention to him mentioning homework casually, doesn't write it on the board and if you do forget he'll let you turn it in late.

I think he is a great professor with a lot of experience in the subject, and I actually learn many things about art techniques and art in general during the semester, not really organized in terms of grading, only paper assignments, however, you can tell that he is passionate about teaching art and the way he explain things is very interesting.

Brace for lots of current info about art history, archeology, etc. Students have to do the reading, view the exhibit, or video, and write their impressions of the subject. This is key to getting a good grade. You don't have to be English Lit. majors, just be clear, concise, and turn work in on-time. Plus, he makes himself available for questions.

The best Art professor. He is very passionate for Art. The best experience was a class field trip to Barrio Logan, where Professor Van Stone gave us an in-depth presentation on the style of art that we were observing. Most importantly, the value and top positions that Barrio Logans Art holds globally in exterior art, exterior painting, etc.

He is my favorite professor! Yes, he talks a lot, but not in a boring way, and his classes were fun. You can see that he is passionate about his work, and he is an easy-going, very nice person. I learned a lot from him! Be aware, he doesn't use canvas, and all the works have to be printed out or written on paper. He also gave lots of extra credits

This is the easiest class you'll ever take. Don't listen to anyone else, it's a free period. EASIEST THING EVER. You don't lose points, only gain, SUPER DUPER EASY A, LIKE IF YOU WANT A STRESS FREE EASY CLASS TAKE HIM. He also is very intellectual and will talk about anything. He clearly loves what he does, so kind, always smiling, he's awesome.