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Total of 400 points go in the gradebook: 120 from open-note quizzes, 30 from discussion posts, and 250 from exams (these make or break your grade). The class is mandated not to have final grades exceed a GPA of 3.2, so B's are easy, and A's are nearly impossible. Grading on essays is very strict. He is highly unresponsive to emails.Rate My Professors ↗
Class was really enjoyable and fun to learn. Clarke was a great TA, and Pelletier made things clear in office hours and review sessions. However, the curve is ridiculous - essentially a free B but an impossible A.Rate My Professors ↗
Great professor but exams and quizzes are EXTREMELY difficult. The material is interesting and the TA Clark is very engaging and has helpful insight and experience in the field. Grades are frustrating and it is not an easy A.Rate My Professors ↗
Definitely not an easy class but would for sure take again for how much I learned. Very well-organized Canvas page. Lectures are pre-recorded. Discussion help you understand cases. David is easy, caring, flexible for offie hours. Exams hit very different for this class, but makes sense for a law class. One of the best instructor in b schoolRate My Professors ↗
The lectures and quizzes make sense, but the exams are a completely different level of difficulty, especially the written portions. You've got to really put in the effort to remember the content for each of the three exams if you want to do well.Rate My Professors ↗
Even though this is a challenging class, I would still highly recommend taking it for anyone interested in Business Law. The grade distribution on madgrades is understandably intimidating, but law is a hard field, so it's not like any other law class is gonna be easy. Prof Pelletier is super organized, understanding, and good at explaining things.Rate My Professors ↗
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ACCTIS 799 is a flexible reading and research course for graduate students, allowing for individualized work arrangements during regular and intersession periods.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GENBUS 301 covers the history of legal development and key areas of business law including contracts, agency, sale of goods, and insurance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.26 GPA, 56.6% A/AB (n=500 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.33 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=512 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.38 GPA, 65.9% A/AB (n=505 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ACCTIS 799 | Reading and Research-accounting |
| Fall 2026 | GENBUS 301 | Business Law |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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