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Upcoming Events
- Open House
- FEB
15 - 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Law Alumni 'After Hours' Networking Reception
- FEB
16 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Temple Lounge at the Renaissance Hotel
- Washington, D.C. Law Alumni Reception
- FEB
21 - 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Marriott Washington at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, DC
- U.S. Supreme Court Bar Admission Alumni Swearing-in Ceremony
- FEB
22 - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Washington, D.C.
- Conference: Whose Constitution? Popular Constitutionalism and the 2012 Election
- FEB
24 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- 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
- 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.