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Contracts

  • Semester: Fall 2026
  • Course ID: 480H
  • Credit Hours: 4
  • Unique: 31180

Registration Status: Full

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed

Registration Information

  • 1L-only required

Meeting Times

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Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam (administered by Exam4 in Closed mode) December 17, 2026
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Description

This course introduces the law of contracts and the commercial and consumer contexts in which it operates. Students will examine why contracts are enforced, how they are formed; how their terms are interpreted; what legal limits apply to making and performing them; what counts as proper performance; how the law responds to breach of contract; and how contracts can affect persons who are not parties to them. The course also develops skills in legal reasoning and statutory interpretation, with particular attention to the Uniform Commercial Code. It provides the foundation for advanced study in commercial transactions, corporations, restitution, consumer credit, and investment securities.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Contracts, Cases and Materials *
Farnsworth, E., Sanger, Carol, Cohen, Neil, Brooks, Richard, and Garvin, Larry
West Academic , edition: 10
ISBN: 978-1-68561-237-5
Selections for Contracts, 2025 Edition *
Farnsworth, E., Sanger, Carol, Cohen, Neil, Brooks, Richard, and Garvin, Larry
West Academic , edition: 2025
ISBN: 979889545959-1

Instructors

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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
07/01/2026 Course title updated
07/01/2026 Instructor(s) updated