Honors Program
For upper level students who have demonstrated exceptional ability and achievement, Roger Williams University School of Law offers an Honors Program, which involves a multi-year program of roundtables, special elective course offerings and other unique academic and social experiences.
Contact Information
For information about the activities of the Honors Program, please contact Faculty Director of the Honors Program, Professor Michael Yelnosky at myelnosky@rwu.edu.
Program Outline
Honors students take special Honors Perspective Courses in their second and third years. Registration in these courses is limited to Honors students, unless the course is cross-listed. Students must complete three Honors Perspectives Courses to fulfill the requirements of the Honors Program.
Honors Perspectives courses recently offered include: September 11 Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Torture and American Lawyers, Election Law and Campaign Finance, The Nature of the Judicial Process, Southern Slavery and the Law, The Tea Party and Popular Constitutionalism, and Voice of the Child.
Honors students are also invited to participate in a variety of other academic and social events with faculty and members of the bench and bar.
Upon graduation and successful completion of the Honors Program, students receive an Honors certificate and enjoy a special graduation reception in their honor. A note of completion is also placed on their law school transcript.