TRAVEL & ARRIVAL
Please confirm your arrival date by submitting your travel plans to us.
Please review the Important Dates below to ensure when you should arrive on campus.
IMPORTANT DATES
UNDERGRADUATES & GRADUATES
Fall Semester 2026
Travel Form Due date: August 3, 2026
Residence Hall Arrival: August 17, 2026; 12 pm - 4 pm
Mandatory International Orientation: August 18-21, 2026
ESL Placement Test: August 19, 2026
First Day of Classes: August 24, 2026
Spring Semester 2027
Travel Form Due date: November 30, 2026
Residence Hall Arrival: January 6 2027; 2 pm - 4 pm
Mandatory International Orientation: January 7-8, 2027
ESL Placement Test: January 8, 2027
First Day of Classes: January 11, 2027
TRANSPORTATION
TF Green International Airport
From TF Green, please go directly to your Residence Hall on campus by taxi.
Peter Pan Bus
This runs from Boston’s Logan Airport to Providence. From the station, take a taxi to our campus.
AMTRAK Train
Take a taxi from the station to our campus. Go outside the bus/train station.
Take a taxi (US $30) to our campus, at your own cost.
TRAVEL ISSUES
Delays & Cancelations
Please inform our office if there is a delay on your arrival by emailing us or call us at
8:30 am-4:30 pm: 401-598-4669
4:30 pm-8:30 am: 401-598-1103 (Campus Safety & Security)
4:30 pm-8:30 am: 401-598-1103 (Campus Safety & Security)
ACCOMMODATION
On-Campus
Students who have secured on-campus housing will be able to move in directly to their assigned residence hall.
Off-Campus
Students who are not living on-campus are recommended to secure your own housing prior to arrival.
On jwuLink, visit Living Off Campus (Commuter Students) page and learn more about our jwuLink Commuter Forum.
SHOPPING TRIP
Target or Walmart
JWU provides shopping trips to and from Target or Walmart so students can buy things such as:
Food supplies
Cell phones
Toiletries
Bedding
Warm clothes
Providence Place Mall
Student can also walk to the Providence Place Mall for:
Cell phones
Toiletries
Bedding
Warm clothes
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST
This test determines which level of English as a Second Language (ESL) classes you will be placed in.
If you miss your test date, you will automatically be placed in Beginners level ESL. Review test dates to see when you should arrive:
Undergraduates & Graduates:
Fall Semester 2026: August 19, 2026
Spring Semester 2027: January 8, 2027