LAWS9996 · Law
Boston College Law School
Evidence is the study of the methods by which litigants prove facts at trial. This course emphasizes the Federal Rules of Evidence and the common law from which those rules were developed. After examining the concept of relevance, the basic requirement for the admissibility of evidence, the course covers more complex topics such as hearsay, character evidence, impeachment, expert and lay opinion, and authentication of exhibits.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.5 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Law Faculty
4.5 / 5
4.3 / 5
Professor, Law Faculty
4.3 / 5
4.0 / 5
Professor, Law Faculty
4.4 / 5
4.1 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Law Faculty
4.3 / 5
4.0 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Law Faculty
4.5 / 5
4.1 / 5
Assistant Professor, Law Faculty
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
2 sectionsFall 2024
2 sectionsSpring 2024
2 sectionsFall 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
3 sectionsFall 2022
2 sectionsSpring 2022
2 sectionsFall 2021
2 sectionsSpring 2021
2 sectionsFall 2020
2 sectionsSpring 2020
2 sections