LAWS 2130 Contracts

The concept of what constitutes a contract is followed by detailed study of the various principles that govern the enforcement of contracts. Common law rules are emphasized, but attention is also given to the statutory changes imposed by the Uniform Commercial Code.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
4
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.16 / 5 · Very Good
868 responses
Instructor rating
4.35 / 5 · Very Good
868 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Frank Garcia4.24.44.44.54.54.54.64.34–6 hrs/week69 of 76
Fall 2025Ingrid Hillinger4.34.54.14.24.94.54.64.910+ hrs/week68 of 73
Fall 2025Raul Carrillo3.63.93.63.74.74.04.64.67–9 hrs/week68 of 73
Fall 2024Frank Garcia4.44.64.34.54.54.64.84.64–6 hrs/week75 of 79
Fall 2024Ingrid Hillinger4.84.94.84.75.04.94.95.010+ hrs/week74 of 75
Fall 2024M Cathleen Kaveny3.33.53.83.64.64.04.34.37–9 hrs/week71 of 73
Fall 2023Ingrid Hillinger4.74.84.84.74.94.84.84.97–9 hrs/week62 of 73
Fall 2022Frank Garcia4.54.74.74.84.74.74.84.54–6 hrs/week68 of 71
Fall 2022Ingrid Hillinger4.54.54.64.64.94.64.64.810+ hrs/week62 of 72
Fall 2022Sean O'connor3.03.33.03.54.33.54.43.510+ hrs/week65 of 73
Fall 2021Brian Quinn4.74.84.74.64.74.84.74.87–9 hrs/week53 of 87
Fall 2021Frank Garcia4.14.44.24.34.44.44.34.24–6 hrs/week39 of 87
Fall 2021Ingrid Hillinger4.44.54.54.54.94.64.64.87–9 hrs/week44 of 90
Fall 2021M Cathleen Kaveny4.04.24.54.44.44.44.54.47–9 hrs/week50 of 91

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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