Contact:  Carrie Hogue
Program Website:  http://loyola.romestudy.org
Course Equivalencies (Microsoft Word Doc)

History

Loyola College in Rome is run in conjunction with DePaul University and the Catholic University of America.  The “Eternal City” offers unique opportunities for our students to be fully immersed in the Italian culture and language, in European history and in the history of the Catholic Church.  Rome is one of the world’s major capitals with a population of 3 million.  The program is located in downtown Rome in the Prati neighborhood. Language courses are taught by Italiaidea, a successful and dynamic Italian language institute.  Dr. David Dawson, a Theology professor from Catholic University and a Rome resident, is our on-site program director.

This program is an intensive full immersion program.  Students take Italian Language courses and live with Italian host families.  Students use public transportation to get from their homes to the school, and generally will adjust to living an Italian lifestyle.  Courses are based on Italy and Rome, and the city becomes your classroom as professors will conduct courses at various onsite locations.

Criteria for Acceptance

• Typically sophomores with a cumulative average of at least 2.5 may apply.
• We can send no more than 12 students in the Fall and 25 students in the Spring.
• Students must fit the 5 courses offered in Rome in their Loyola degree program.
• Students must not be on disciplinary probation nor have a history of serious disciplinary problems.

Academics

• Students are required to take two 3-credit Italian language coures.  They are done intensively for the first two months of the program.  Italian class runs from Mon-Fri for three hours per day.  No Italian background is required.  The courses count as electives.  You must have two free electives for this to work with your degree program.  You can also use the courses towards an Italian minor equivalency (See Dr. Leslie Morgan in Modern Languages.)
• Students take three other courses with American professors.  All courses are based on Italy or Rome.  Courses are available for some upper-level core courses, and are very limited.  We usually run five courses per semester in addition to the Italian courses.
• Please see the link for course offerings at the top of the page.

Facilities

• The "school" is in a building owned and renovated by St. John's University.
• The program is not affiliated with an Italian university, and is made up entirely of Loyola, CUA, and DePaul Students (maximum 45 students total).
• The school is located in the Prati neighborhood, about a 20 minute walk from the Vatican or the Spanish Steps.
• The building is wireless and contains classrooms, a student lounge, a small library, and a small computer lab.

Length of Stay

• This program is for one semester, spring or fall.  Students  participate in a Rome Immersion Weekend as soon as they arrive.
• The fall runs from late August to mid-December.  The spring runs from the beginning of January to mid-April.

Housing

• All students participate in home-stays (includes breakfasts 5 days a week and 4 dinners per week, and a city bus/metro pass).  Students will have private bedrooms, with Italian families selected by the on-site program director in neighborhoods surrounding downtown Rome.
• Students can request to share a homestay with another student.  In that case, students will still each have a private bedroom.
• Most host families do not have internet.

Cost

• Loyola tuition (see benefits listed below)
• Loyola in Rome program fee: $5650 (see benefits listed below).  This fee includes room and board.
• Reduced comprehensive fee. 
• Students are eligible for consideration for all forms of federal, state, institutional and private sources of aid, except the Federal Work-Study Program.  Students studying abroad for a semester or full academic year will forfeit the value of a Federal Work-Study assignment.

Benefits

This is a fully packaged program with:

• Round-trip airfare
• On-site orientation
• Home stay with an Italian family includes breakfast 5 days a week and dinner 4 days a week
• Private room with heat (after November 1st) and utilities
• Tuition for 15 Loyola credits  
• Local public transportation pass for the semester
• Excursions around the city
• Two 3-day guided field trips (course-related visits) around Italy 
• Medical evacuation insurance

Application Requirements

• Completed online application form and an essay explaining why you would like to attend this program must be submitted by  December 1st for the Fall or May 1st for the Spring.
• Advisor's signature is required.

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