Registrar and Student Academic Services

Registrar and Student Academic Services maintains the official academic records for current and former students.

The office staff is committed to providing courteous and effective services for the RWU School of Law community. We maintain the integrity of academic student records, protect students’ rights to privacy and use available technology to deliver efficient registration into classes. The policy and procedures administered in this office may be federal, institutional, state, departmental, or a combination of all. We will make sincere efforts to ensure that proper policy or procedure preside in any and all situations, and that we are in accordance with both School of Law/University policies and procedures, American Bar Association (ABA), and Association of American Law Schools (AALS) standards.

Specific responsibilities of this office include, but are not limited to:

Registrar Services

  • Facilitates registration
  • Verifies enrollment and degrees
  • Produces the final exam schedule
  • Administration of Final Exams
  • Disseminates Grade Reports (post to MY RWU)
  • Handles all corrections to student data
  • Ensures that graduates have fulfilled all requirements
  • Implements applicable policies and procedures
  • Preparation of Dean Certificates for Bar Applicants

Contact the RWU School of Law Registrar

The Registrar and Student Academic Services is conveniently located on the 2nd floor in the School of Law.

Registrar and Student Academic Services
Roger Williams University School of Law
10 Metacom Avenue.
Bristol, RI 02809
Fax: 401-254-4690
Email: studentacademicservices@rwu.edu

Office Hours

Monday-Friday
8:30am-4:30pm

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.