CHERRYPICKERFoothill College
ART 45B
BEGINNING CERAMICS POTTER'S WHEEL · 4 units · used in 19 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
An introduction to throwing on the potter's wheel, and its historical and contemporary significance. This course introduces the process of wedging clay, centering a pot, pulling a wall, shaping processes, and trimming techniques to complete well balanced forms on the potter's wheel. In addition to gaining expertise in wheel-throwing, students will examine, discuss, critique, and write about the techniques, tools, ceramic terminology, and processes of historical and contemporary thrown clay vessels. Students will use ceramic vocabulary in verbal and written class critiques.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCART 45BBEGINNING CERAMICS POTTER'S WHEELFull2 sections · 0 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 20491 · 01Full · 0
- CRN 21055 · 02Full · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Wheel Throwing family of activity courses.”
What this course unlocks
Foothill courses that list ART 45B as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use ART 45B
ASSIST maps ART 45B to a requirement in 19 published pathways from Foothill College.
- Art: Concentration in Art History and Studio ArtFoothill → San Francisco State
- Studio ArtFoothill → San Francisco State
- Art HistoryFoothill → San Francisco State
- Art B.A. - Art Studio OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Art B.F.A. - Art Studio OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Art B.A. - Art Education OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Art B.A. - Art History OptionFoothill → CSU Chico
- Art, B.A. Art HistoryFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
- Art, B.A. Art Studio EmphasisFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
- GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
- Art, Concentration in Studio Practice, Preparation for TeachingFoothill → San Jose State
- Art, Concentration in Digital Media ArtFoothill → San Jose State
- Art, Concentration in Studio PracticeFoothill → San Jose State
- KinesiologyFoothill → San Jose State
- Art, Concentration in PhotographyFoothill → San Jose State
- Art, Concentration in Pictorial ArtFoothill → San Jose State
- Art, Concentration in Spatial ArtFoothill → San Jose State
The other FHDA college
The district declares these courses cross-listed with ART 45B. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.
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