University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Winter 2025: Florence, Italy LLCU/ITAL

Program Dates January 03, 2025 - January 30, 2025
This program is closed.

Program Overview Please note that First Semester Freshmen are eligible for participation and encouraged to apply to this program.

All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 6-8 weeks (2 months) to process a passport.

Traveling and studying abroad at this time poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad must be prepared to adapt to evolving situations and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country which are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) and world events as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

Studying Italian Language and Culture in Florence, an amazing city centrally situated in the region of Tuscany, Italy, and rich in traditions and culture, is the most important thing that students can do to improve their skills in learning a language.

Based at AIFS, you’ll interact with Italians as you study Italian. In addition, you’ll learn about Italian everyday life, Italian Art, Italian culinary art, Italian fashion through the excursions within Florence.

In Florence, students reside in housing provided by AIFS with some meals provided.

Whether you’re interested in language, art, history, fashion, traditions, culture, or food, the Winter Session in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, is your chance to experience all of the above during the Winter session 2025.

The Program Fee includes housing, all program-related excursions, some meals, and international medical insurance.

The Program Fee does NOT include airfare to or from the Italy, nor airport transfers within the continental U.S. Students are responsible for their meals not specifically provided in the itinerary. The program officially begins when students arrive in the Florence. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimated airfare.

ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged to study abroad, but should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for approval (check before departure). All students must enroll in at least 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year	$3,648.00	$9,798.00
Final Program Fee	$4,450.00	$4,450.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$30.00	$30.00
Total to be charged to UD account	$8,128.00	$14,278.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$1,300.00	$1,300.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

• An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-October.
• The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
• Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
• All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:


Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Recommendation also due by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: October 02, 2024



Interest Meetings:
08/30/2024, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/92094451171
09/04/2024, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/92094451171
09/09/2024, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/92094451171


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.