PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
- Minimum 2.75 G.P.A.
- One semester of college (those who do not meet this requirement are considered on case-by-case basis)
- Completed API application
- Advisor signature form
- One letter of recommendation
- One official transcript
- Classes taught in English and Italian
- Housing: apartments with other API students and homestays
- Entry Requirements: Valid passport with student visa
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
EXCURSIONS
SPRING STUDENTS
- Florence: Heart of the Renaissance
- Lazio: Off the Beaten Path
- Pompeii
- Rome
- Taste of Tuscany
FALL STUDENTS
- Florence: Heart of the Renaissance
- Green Heart of Italy
- In the Shadow of Vesuvius: Capri, Pompeii, Sorrento
- Lazio: Off the Beaten Path
- Rome
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
API students in Tuscania attend courses at Lorenzo de’ Medici - The Italian International Institute (LdM) - Tuscania.
FREE ELECTIVE PROGRAM
12-16 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER (3-4 CREDITS IN LANGUAGE; 9-12 CREDITS IN ELECTIVES)
This program is designed for students interested in selecting courses from a wide variety of disciplines with less emphasis on Italian language. Students complete one language course and three to four additional courses from the course listings.
SUPER-INTENSIVE ITALIAN PROGRAM
18 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER SESSION (ALL CREDITS IN LANGUAGE; NO ELECTIVES ALLOWED)
This program has been designed specifi cally for those students whose personal interest and/or academic priority is to learn Italian. Emphasis is placed on developing and/or broadening each student’s speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension skills. Students enrolling in the Super-Intensive Italian Program are not allowed to add elective courses. Students are required to attend weekly seminars and guided city tours.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program selection must be made at the time of application and cannot be changed on-site. Students must take at least one Italian language course per semester session. Italian language courses are taught at all levels (beginning through advanced), while most other courses are taught in English.
Students complete four to five courses and receive 12-16 credit hours per semester, or approximately 3 credits per course. With the exception of the Super-Intensive Italian Program (for which students may earn up to 18 credits), the program fee includes a maximum of 16 credits per semester session. Students may, however, take additional courses for credit for an additional fee per course. Courses are available at lower- and upper-division levels. In general, 100 level courses are elementary, 200–300 level courses are intermediate, and 400 level courses are advanced. Students who choose intermediate level Italian or higher take a placement exam upon arrival to verify their level of profi ciency.
TRANSCRIPTS
Students receive a transcript from U.S.-accredited Marist College for courses taken at LdM. Marist College is a four-year, fully accredited U.S. college in Poughkeepsie, New York.
