Set Up Your RWU Law Accounts

Beginning June 15, within one week of submitting your deposit, you should receive an email containing all of your RWU account login details with information on each of the critical systems you will be accessing as a student. For assistance with any of these systems, please contact the Media Tech Help Desk at (401)254-6363 or mediatech@rwu.edu. 

The official University student email system is Gmail. You can access your email at gmail.rwu.edu. Your RWU email address is the official destination for all electronic communication between the Law School and you – we will no longer be sending information to the personal email account you indicated on your application. Please be sure to check your RWU email regularly as important university communication will be sent only to this address. All student email accounts end with @g.rwu.edu.

Roger Central allows you to access a number of university systems and services, and review your grades. The portal is located at rogercentral.rwu.edu. Please note that your Roger Central login is your username followed by @academics.rwu. (Do not include .edu)

 


The University uses an online learning management system called Bridges. You will use this system to access any online courses you have or materials that are provided online as part of your traditional courses. The system is available at bridges.rwu.edu.  We will provide Bridges log on information in July when incoming students are registered for classes.

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.