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- Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
- MAY
30 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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- Philadelphia Area Law Alumni Reception
- JUN
06 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Open House for Admitted Students
- JUN
10 - 9:15 am - 1:30 pm
- RWU Law, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809
- Law Alumni Association Breakfast/School of Law 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off
- JUN
13 - 7:45 am - 9:15 am
- Rhode Island Convention Center, First Floor West Lobby, Providence
- Bridging The Gap: Restart and Recharge Your Legal Career
- JUN
20 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
- RWU School of Law
Joint Degree with URI
Students interested in more extensive study of marine law and policy may simultaneously earn a JD from RWU and a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 3 ½ years through sharing of selected credits. Joint degree students enhance their legal education with additional courses at URI on economic, international and policy considerations, positioning them well to address today’s complex maritime, ocean and coastal legal issues.
- Joint Degree Program Overview
- JD/MMA Joint Degree Fact Sheet
- Graduation Requirements Table
- URI's website on the M.M.A./J.D. joint degree program
- JOINT DEGREE APPLICATION PROCESS with URI
Hard copies of required materials regarding the application process
should be sent to:
Judy Palmer
Department of Marine Affairs
University of Rhode Island
Kingston Coastal Institute - Room 205
One Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Clearly indicate on these materials that it pertains to the MAF graduate
application.
Please note that the application deadline for law students to URI's graduate school is
JANUARY 15, NOT the date indicated on the graduate school's website.
Graduates of the joint degree program are employed in a variety of positions in the marine and environmental areas. A listing of graduate alum activities is available at the URI Marine Affairs website.