Accommodations

Rhode Island is a popular tourist destination, especially in the spring and summer months. Please make arrangements well in advance of your stay and be sure to compare rates carefully.

Local Area Hotels
(Approximately 10-20 minutes from campus)

Bristol Harbor Inn
(401) 254-1444

Sonesta Select Newport Middletown, Middletown
(401) 849-8000

Hampton Inn and Suites, Middletown
(401) 848-6555

Homewood Suites By Hilton, Middletown
(401) 848-2700

Holiday Inn Express, Middletown
(401) 848-7128

Atlantic Beach Hotel, Middletown
(401) 847-5330

 

Newport, RI Area Hotels
(Approximately 30 minutes south of campus)

Hotel Viking
(401) 847-3300

Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina
(401) 847-9000

Newport Marriott
(401) 849-1000

Residence Inn 
(401) 845-2005

 

Providence, RI/Seekonk, MA Area Hotels 
(Approximately 20-30 minutes north of campus)

Clarion Inn Providence-Seekonk, Seekonk, MA
(508) 336-7300

Holiday Inn Express, Fall River, MA
(508) 672-0011

Hampton Inn, Westport, MA
(508) 675-8500

Holiday Inn, Providence
(401) 831-3900

Motel 6, Seekonk, MA
(508) 336-7800

Omni Providence Hotel
(401) 598-8000

Providence Biltmore
(800) 294-7709

Providence Marriott 
(800) 228-9290

Ramada Inn, Seekonk, MA
(508) 336-7300

Renaissance Providence
(401) 919-5000

 

Selected Area Bed & Breakfasts 
(Approximately 10-25 minutes from campus)

Bristol House Bed and Breakfast
(401) 396-9066

The Captain's Place, Bristol
(401) 253-2573

Governor Bradford House, Bristol
(401) 254-1745

Point Pleasant Inn, Bristol 
(401) 253-0627

Thomas Cole House, Warren
(401) 245-9768

William's Grant Inn, Bristol
(401) 253-4220

 

Close Course Type Descriptions

Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.