Catherine McKee

BULS30 · LAWSECT · BUSL35 · BUSL31A31B · BUSL31 · BUSLBUSL · ADVLEGALWRITI · BUSLAW18ONLINE · BUSL18 · PLGL31A · BUSL31B · INTROPARALEGAL · BUSINESSLAW · BUSL1831B · BUSLAW · INTRO · PLGL30 · BUSL30 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 91.67%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want to actually learn law and will put in steady weekly work; skip if you need a low-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear grading criteriaGet ready to readCaringTough graderGives good feedback

business law and paralegal courses.
, and responsive, but grading and .
do the , and use drops or when offered.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

High marks are available but , and solid test prep rather than minimal effort.

Online often needs or ; in-person stresses study and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Law content is straightforward if you prepare, but pace, volume, and exam difficulty keep it from feeling introductory.

Online compressed terms feel harder; many in-person comments call it interesting yet demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

90/100

Across decades of reviews, most students still recommend her for knowledge, organization, and care despite toughness.

Recent online and in-person reviews are especially strong; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear rubrics and , but many call her picky or , and exams.

Format shift

; in-person more often says fair if work is thorough.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Weekly reading, quizzes, discussions, briefs, and .

Format shift

Online BUSL winter/accelerated terms feel especially packed; given.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant , and genuine investment in student success.

Format shift

Online students praise organization and feedback; in-person praise passion and lecture clarity with some boring critiques.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Courses mix weekly quizzes or discussions with midterms, finals, briefs, and .

Format shift

Online leans quiz-and-discussion heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students highlight PowerPoint clarity, caring extensions, fair organization, and real learning, with a long tail of older picky-or-boring complaints.

Main concern

Strict expectations and dense material; missing class can leave you lost.

What students said

“She wants you to do good. of the three exams”
PLGL31A

“McKee is VERY picky and strict”
PLGL31A

“If you do the work and attend her class regularly and read your notes you will pass with an A”
PLGL30

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BUSL/PLGL sections are organized with weekly quizzes, discussions, briefs, and , but and picky on posts.

Main concern

and discussions plus occasionally tricky wording or .

What students said

“Make , and be knowledgeable of key terms”
PLGL30

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BUSL18

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and but are usually announced clearly, with drops or softening risk.

Weekly quizzesMultiple midterms and finalCase briefsExtra credit optionsDrop lowest score

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe hard but studyable tests, multiple-choice or T/F formats, and policies that .

Hard tests if unpreparedMultiple choice / T-FDrop one exam or assignmentExtra credit on final

“ she teaches you so pay attention”
PLGL31A

“ of the three exams, and she offers 10 points on the final”
PLGL31A

“more than half the and the rest MC”
BUSL18

Online

, and sometimes on-campus testing; wording can feel tricky.

Weekly quizzes2 midterms + finalDiscussion posts graded strictlyOn-campus tests in older terms

“2 midterms and a final. ”
BUSL18

“The but consists of 50 truefalse questions”
BUSL18

“Quiz every week + 2 briefs”
BUSL18

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Took her for plgl 30 and now for plgl 31A and she's great. . She wants you to do good.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 law and paralegal reviews across online and and care themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“ and makes herself available for her students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Intensity

34/100

“ .”

⚖️

48/100

“ and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

extremely knowledgeable and wants to ensure all of her students not just learn, but retain the information
doesn't waste anyone's time talking irrelevant stuff
makes class fun and lectures are interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The class isn't the easiest, but just communicate with her and show up
definitely wasn't an easy A
She is a very picky and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and
one of the kindest prof. in Mt. Sac period

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with strong thematic consistency on rigor, organization, and recommendation despite some older outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542

4 out of 510

3 out of 54

2 out of 53

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B 3

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

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Catherine McKee

x x if you want to actually learn law and will put in steady weekly work; skip if you need a low-effort A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Intensity

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to actually learn law and will put in steady weekly work; skip if you need a low-effort A.

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