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LEB 323Upper division3 credit hours

LEB 323 Business Law and Ethics

Since 2011, LEB 323 has averaged 3.30 with 27% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.44, above the 3.36 average for undergraduate LEB classes that term.

Registration details

Before you register

Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule

UT prerequisites and restrictions
Who can take it
Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.

Check sections and seatsRelated courses

Catalog edition
2026–27
Class hours a week
3
Grading
Letter grade only
Repeat for credit
No

Grade distribution

Spring 2026: 300 letter grades, 3.44 average GPA, 41% A’s, 6 sections

Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.

Grade counts
GradeStudentsShareAll terms
A12341.0%27.0%
A−6020.0%19.5%
B+3411.3%16.8%
B3110.3%17.1%
B−237.7%8.5%
C+124.0%4.1%
C62.0%3.5%
C−51.7%1.6%
D+20.7%0.6%
D00.0%0.5%
D−10.3%0.2%
F31.0%0.6%
Q, W, CR, and others19Not in the average

How have grades changed?

UT’s grade reports show 46 terms from Summer 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 16 summers).

Spring 2026 3.44 average · 41% A’s · 300 grades
LEB 323 average GPAAll undergraduate LEB classesLetter grades each term
Grades by term
TermSectionsLetter gradesAverage GPAA’s
Summer 20261353.5960.0%
Spring 202663003.4441.0%
Fall 202584393.3131.7%
Summer 20252673.6950.7%
Spring 202584093.2833.5%
Fall 2024105743.4032.2%
Summer 20242563.5737.5%
Spring 202494363.1828.0%
Fall 2023105383.2222.7%
Summer 20233813.4238.3%
Spring 202384923.1123.8%
Fall 202284573.1318.4%
Summer 20222663.4445.5%
Spring 202284473.0517.0%
Fall 202184483.0519.2%
Summer 20212953.0527.4%
Spring 202182793.5855.2%
Fall 202084843.2221.7%
Summer 202021363.2325.7%
Spring 202082503.6144.8%
Fall 201985293.3119.1%
Summer 20192843.3221.4%
Spring 201985003.2119.6%
Fall 201884983.3323.9%
Summer 20182913.4425.3%
Spring 201874373.2419.5%
Fall 201784913.3523.8%
Summer 20172633.5646.0%
Spring 201784733.2718.6%
Fall 201695473.2117.7%
Summer 20162713.5935.2%
Spring 201674453.2322.9%
Fall 201585823.3020.1%
Summer 20152733.6343.8%
Spring 201584673.3223.8%
Fall 201485803.3725.5%
Summer 20142873.1720.7%
Spring 201474593.3022.7%
Fall 201374573.3327.1%
Summer 20132913.5646.2%
Spring 201384723.3433.1%
Fall 201274373.4134.1%
Summer 20122793.4030.4%
Spring 201274413.4737.2%
Fall 201173973.5344.3%
Summer 20111693.6744.9%

What’s LEB 323 about?

An investigation of the role of law in society; introduction to legal reasoning, dispute resolution, judicial process, constitutional law, agency, torts, government regulations; business ethics; study of contracts. Only one of the following may be counted: Legal Environment of Business 320F, 323, 323H, Business, Government, and Society 337. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

What do the syllabi ask you to do?

Fall 2026 · Frances Pedersen

Section 04270 · Read this syllabus · Summary checked November 9, 2026

Check the exam weights when comparing sections. Here, three exams make up 90% of the grade.

How the grade is decided
Two exams count for 25% and 30%, and the final counts for 35%. Attendance makes up the last 10%. The syllabus specifies a curve.
Assignments
Students work on spotting business-law issues, applying legal rules to facts and explaining a defensible response to an ethical issue.
Required materials
Bring the instructor's printed course outline for handwritten notes. The assigned book is the nineteenth edition of Business Law by Allison and Prentice.

These summaries describe the named sections and terms. Read your section’s syllabus for its current grading rules and materials.

Prepare for class

  • Legal reasoning
  • Dispute resolution
  • Contracts
  • Business ethics

Review · Find where a court opinion presents the facts, the question, and the decision.

Self-check · Why distinguish what the parties did from the rule the court used when you read a contract case?

Show the answer

The facts show what happened in that dispute. The rule helps you assess how a similar dispute might be resolved.

Source for the course topics

Instructors and course documents

Open a term for section numbers and syllabi.

Fall 2026 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2026 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Fall 2026 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2026 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Summer 2026 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2026 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Earlier terms and instructors (168)
Spring 2026 · David Searle · 1 section
Spring 2026 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2026 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Fall 2025 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2025 · David Atkinson · 1 section
Fall 2025 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2025 · Frances Pedersen · 2 sections
Fall 2025 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Fall 2025 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Summer 2025 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2025 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2025 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2025 · David Searle · 1 section
Spring 2025 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2025 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Spring 2025 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2025 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2024 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2024 · David Atkinson · 1 section
Fall 2024 · David Quintanilla · 3 sections
Fall 2024 · David Searle · 1 section
Fall 2024 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Fall 2024 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Fall 2024 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Summer 2024 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2024 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2024 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2024 · David Searle · 1 section
Spring 2024 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Spring 2024 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2024 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Spring 2024 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2024 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2023 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2023 · David Atkinson · 1 section
Fall 2023 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Fall 2023 · David Searle · 2 sections
Fall 2023 · Frances Pedersen · 2 sections
Fall 2023 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Fall 2023 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Summer 2023 · Christopher Meakin · 1 section
Summer 2023 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2023 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2023 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2023 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Spring 2023 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2023 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2023 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Fall 2022 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2022 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2022 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 2 sections
Summer 2022 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2022 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Spring 2022 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2022 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 2 sections
Spring 2022 · Paula Murray · 2 sections
Spring 2022 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2021 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2021 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2021 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Fall 2021 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2021 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Summer 2021 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2021 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2021 · Alicia Hughes · 1 section
Spring 2021 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Spring 2021 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2021 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 2 sections
Spring 2021 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2020 · Christopher Meakin · 3 sections
Fall 2020 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2020 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Fall 2020 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Summer 2020 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Summer 2020 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Spring 2020 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2020 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2020 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 3 sections
Spring 2020 · Robert Prentice · 1 section
Fall 2019 · Christopher Meakin · 3 sections
Fall 2019 · David Quintanilla · 2 sections
Fall 2019 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Fall 2019 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Fall 2019 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Fall 2018 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2018 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Fall 2018 · Grace Renbarger · 1 section
Fall 2018 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 2 sections
Fall 2018 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Fall 2018 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Summer 2018 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Spring 2018 · David Quintanilla · 1 section
Spring 2018 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2018 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 2 sections
Spring 2018 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Fall 2017 · Christopher Meakin · 3 sections
Fall 2017 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2017 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Fall 2017 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Summer 2017 · David Spence · 1 section
Spring 2017 · David Quintanilla · 2 sections
Spring 2017 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2017 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Spring 2017 · Jonathan Lass · 1 section
Spring 2017 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Fall 2016 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2016 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2016 · Jeffrey Dickerson · 1 section
Fall 2016 · John Allison · 2 sections
Fall 2016 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Summer 2016 · Bradley Gold · 1 section
Summer 2016 · David Spence · 1 section
Spring 2016 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2016 · John Allison · 2 sections
Spring 2016 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Fall 2015 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2015 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2015 · Karen Landolt · 2 sections
Fall 2015 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Summer 2015 · David Spence · 1 section
Summer 2015 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Spring 2015 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2015 · John Allison · 2 sections
Spring 2015 · Karen Landolt · 2 sections
Spring 2015 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Fall 2014 · Christopher Meakin · 2 sections
Fall 2014 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2014 · Grace Renbarger · 1 section
Fall 2014 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Summer 2014 · Christopher Meakin · 1 section
Summer 2014 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2014 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Spring 2014 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2014 · Karen Landolt · 1 section
Spring 2014 · Keith Syska · 2 sections
Fall 2013 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2013 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2013 · Grace Renbarger · 2 sections
Fall 2013 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Summer 2013 · David Spence · 1 section
Summer 2013 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2013 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Spring 2013 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2013 · John Allison · 2 sections
Spring 2013 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Fall 2012 · Dean Bredeson · 2 sections
Fall 2012 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2012 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Fall 2012 · Stephanie Jue · 1 section
Summer 2012 · David Spence · 1 section
Summer 2012 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2012 · Frances Pedersen · 2 sections
Spring 2012 · John Allison · 2 sections
Spring 2012 · Stephanie Jue · 3 sections
Fall 2011 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2011 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Fall 2011 · Paula Murray · 1 section
Fall 2011 · Stephanie Jue · 2 sections
Summer 2011 · Frances Pedersen · 1 section
Spring 2011 · Dain Donelson · 1 section
Spring 2011 · Frances Pedersen · 3 sections
Spring 2011 · Stephanie Jue · 3 sections
Spring 2011 · Susan Snyder · 1 section
Fall 2010 · Christopher Meakin · 1 section
Fall 2010 · Dain Donelson · 2 sections
Fall 2010 · Dean Bredeson · 1 section
Fall 2010 · Frances Pedersen · 2 sections
Fall 2010 · Paula Murray · 1 section

Search UT’s public syllabus and CV index

Instructor evaluations

UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for LEB 323 in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.

UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for LEB 323

The guide links UT’s own results and copies no numbers.

Grades for matched instructor sections

The charts above combine all reported sections. These instructor figures use sections whose grade counts match between UT’s report and Reg+. Names are checked against UT’s syllabus index for the same course, term and section.

See instructor and term figures
InstructorTermSectionsLetter gradesAverage GPAOther grades
David QuintanillaSummer 20261353.592
David QuintanillaSpring 20261563.702
David SearleSpring 20261583.272
Frances PedersenSpring 202631403.3212
Karen LandoltSpring 20261463.693
Christopher MeakinFall 202521013.3814
David AtkinsonFall 20251593.293
Dean BredesonFall 20251503.3212
Frances PedersenFall 202521133.133
Karen LandoltFall 20251603.653
Robert PrenticeFall 20251563.173
David QuintanillaSummer 20251423.580
Paula MurraySummer 20251253.870
David QuintanillaSpring 20251583.550
David SearleSpring 20251573.221
Frances PedersenSpring 202531352.9112
Karen LandoltSpring 20251513.703
Paula MurraySpring 20251563.580
Robert PrenticeSpring 20251523.233
Christopher MeakinFall 202421073.4310
David AtkinsonFall 20241573.433
David QuintanillaFall 202431873.542
David SearleFall 20241583.241
Frances PedersenFall 20241543.115
Paula MurrayFall 20241573.571
Robert PrenticeFall 20241543.145
David QuintanillaSummer 20241283.620
Paula MurraySummer 20241283.520
David QuintanillaSpring 20241553.350
David SearleSpring 20241523.281
Dean BredesonSpring 20241483.305
Frances PedersenSpring 202431212.8521
Karen LandoltSpring 20241533.392
Paula MurraySpring 20241553.490
Robert PrenticeSpring 20241523.043
Christopher MeakinFall 202321173.406
David AtkinsonFall 20231623.392
David QuintanillaFall 20231643.301
David SearleFall 20232583.241
Frances PedersenFall 202321112.787
Paula MurrayFall 20231653.381
Robert PrenticeFall 20231613.202
Christopher MeakinSummer 20231303.510
David QuintanillaSummer 20231333.710
Frances PedersenSummer 20231182.740
David QuintanillaSpring 20231653.352
Frances PedersenSpring 202331682.7013
Paula MurraySpring 20231593.281
Stephanie JueSpring 202321383.401
Christopher MeakinFall 202221023.388
Frances PedersenFall 202231692.9314
Jeffrey DickersonFall 202221223.192
David QuintanillaSummer 20221383.340
Paula MurraySummer 20221283.572
Frances PedersenSpring 202231382.6323
Jeffrey DickersonSpring 202221213.153
Paula MurraySpring 202221253.386
Robert PrenticeSpring 20221633.123
Christopher MeakinFall 202121003.414
Frances PedersenFall 202131772.6613
Jeffrey DickersonFall 20211593.203
Robert PrenticeFall 20211593.173
Stephanie JueFall 20211533.372
David QuintanillaSummer 20211483.302
Frances PedersenSummer 20211472.793
Alicia HughesSpring 20211573.804
Dean BredesonSpring 20211413.5021
Frances PedersenSpring 20213923.47102
Jeffrey DickersonSpring 20212633.5561
Robert PrenticeSpring 20211263.7339
Christopher MeakinFall 202031803.2215
Frances PedersenFall 202031782.9830
Jeffrey DickersonFall 20201573.3011
Karen LandoltFall 20201693.751
David QuintanillaSummer 20201813.253
Jeffrey DickersonSummer 20201553.213
David QuintanillaSpring 20201353.6729
Frances PedersenSpring 20203793.4794
Jeffrey DickersonSpring 202031033.6379
Robert PrenticeSpring 20201333.8227
Christopher MeakinFall 201932013.324
David QuintanillaFall 201921343.245
Frances PedersenFall 20191623.303
Jeffrey DickersonFall 20191703.200
Karen LandoltFall 20191623.593

Each average uses only A–F grades in those sections. Other grades stay outside the average. A jointly taught section can describe more than one instructor; these figures cover only the sections we matched.

What comes before and after?

Sources

The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.

Class details come from UT’s Legal Environment of Business catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.

Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.

Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.

Instructors and syllabus links come from UT’s public syllabus index, checked October 27, 2026.

We reconciled Reg+’s public grade mirror (Fall 2019–Summer 2026, retrieved November 4, 2026) with UT’s grade report, then checked full names against UT’s matching course, term and section. Only exact grade totals and full names appear in instructor figures. MIT license for Reg+.

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