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COMM 3410 Commercial Law I
Last taught: Fall 2026 Add to Schedule
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Review Summary Updated April 05, 2026

The instructor is widely celebrated for making dense legal concepts genuinely engaging through humor and relatable examples. There are zero readings or outside assignments, so your entire grade depends on weekly quizzes, two midterms, and a cumulative final that increasingly reward applied legal reasoning. Class attendance is non-negotiable because the pace is brisk, electronics are strictly prohibited, and success relies entirely on capturing every detail in handwritten notes. Even with permitted cheat sheets, expect exams to test highly specific material and maintain a notoriously steep cutoff for an A. Commit to consistent note review and strategic test preparation, and you will walk away with highly practical knowledge and a genuinely rewarding classroom experience.

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Spring 2018
5.0
Average

Great class. The only thing you have to do is show up and get the information she gives you. I'd recommend sitting closer to the front because she tends to write smaller due to the high amount of information, and there's no microphone to the class.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Fall 2018
5.0
Average

Take this class no matter what major you are!! Prof. Moore teaches you incredibly relevant things about your rights and contract law is especially helpful in life. Insanely fun class and Prof. Moore is one of the nicest ladies ever! I promise you won't regret taking this class. So worthwhile. There is a quiz every week so memorizing material gets easier and easier as the semester goes on. The two midterms are pretty easy (50 MC questions) and you get two cheat sheets. Final is a bit harder and you get 3 cheat sheets (100 MC questions). If you get into this class, TAKE IT!!

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 2.0
Fall 2018
4.7
Average

Really solid class. An A-/B+ is doable, but getting an A seems pretty tough to accomplish. There's no readings for the class, so the only work is studying for the weekly quizzes/tests. Doing well is really about building up a couple of skills. The weekly quizzes are heavy on memorization but the tests are more about applying class concepts to examples. There are generally a couple of straight memorization questions on tests but prepare accordingly and you'll be able to do fairly well in the class.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Fall 2018
4.0
Average

Sherri is amazing. Additionally, this course is useful to anyone regardless of major. Don't solely rely on cheat sheets to do well. Also I did the extra credit to drop a quiz grade and I can definitely say that it was not worth it. The quiz grade is worth 2% of your grade and the extra credit eats up a solid 6-7 hours of your time. It didn't even help my grade in the end. But not an easy A, despite what the distribution shows. But definitely can't say that I regret taking this class.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 2.0
Fall 2018
3.3
Average

This is a great class to take if you're good at multiple choice tests. As for the rest of us, you're gonna have to work a little harder. There are weekly quizzes that make up 20% of your grade. I spent about 90 minutes the night before studying for them and ended up with a 96% average on them. When preparing for the test, ensure making your cheat sheet isn't your only time studying. You also want to know information that you couldn't fit on your cheat sheet. I made this mistake on the first exam and only got an 88% when I know I could have done better. As much as this seems like an easy A- class, you still need to work for it.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 1.0
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Fall 2018
4.3
Average

Sherri Moore is hands down one of the best professors at UVA. She is so knowledgeable, personable, fashionable, and genuinely cares about her students! I have multiple friends who have gone to her for personal law advice, and she was super helpful. Her final lecture is one of the best things I've ever heard, and I will carry her message with me for as long as I live. However, the class is NOT easy, in my opinion. The tests are fair, but tricky. You do get two cheat sheets which is really helpful, as it would be nearly impossible to memorize all of the details about contracts and torts. You must pay attention in class, as her lecture style is pretty old school- she goes off of an outline (no powerpoint) and speaks/writes on the chalk board. If you miss lecture you're screwed. There are also weekly quizzes which aren't that difficult if you review the material, and you have the opportunity to have the lowest 2 dropped!

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 2.0
Fall 2018
4.7
Average

As echoed in the other reviews, Sherri Moore is the best part about this course. Her personality is amazing, her fashion sense is phenomenal, and her lecture style is unique and engaging! All of the topics that she covers are structured SO nicely and they are all important topics that you'll likely need to know as an adult someday. Although she does move through lecture material quickly, she takes questions and gives such thorough answers. You are allowed handwritten cheat sheets for exams (super helpful), but I did find myself facing one or two tricky questions so study up! There are weekly in-class quizzes but those are pretty easy if you review the material beforehand. Definitely recommend this course as a fun and interesting class!

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 2.0
Fall 2018
5.0
Average

I absolutely adored Professor Moore! She is super sweet and approachable, and is also extremely knowledgable about the course matter. She articulates concepts clearly and provides numerous examples to help facilitate our understanding of certain ideas or applications of law. She also provides ample opportunities for students to pose questions.

Professor Moore's exams can be tricky, however, and include questions about details that were covered only briefly in class. That being said, it is imperative for you to approach either Professor Moore or one of the TAs if you did not catch a certain detail in lecture or missed a class in order to get complete notes for you to do well on the exams and weekly quizzes.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 0.0
Fall 2018
5.0
Average

As everyone else says, she really is great!! Super entertaining, knowledgable and understanding. Course content is very interesting and relatable to the real world. Definitely a useful course that everyone should try to take. Exams can be a bit tricky, but relatively fair and if you put time into making the cheat sheets you can definitely do well on them. Only issue is the high cutoff for an A. Highly recommend taking this class with Professor Moore.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Fall 2018
4.7
Average

This course is amazing. I absolutely adore Sherri Moore. She is an amazing person and a great teacher. I think everyone should take this course because it is knowledge that we all should have. It is extremely relevant and useful for the real world. She moves through material quickly, but she makes it very relevant and uses examples that help for a more detailed understanding. There is no homework, just weekly quizzes on content. The exams can be pretty tricky, but she allows handwritten cheat sheets which are very helpful since there is a lot of content. I would absolutely recommend this course to everyone.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 1.0
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