PROGRAM OVERVIEW

APU partners with Living and Learning International (LLI), who hosts the Italy Semester Program in Rome. During this semester, students don't have to just imagine the art, history, and culture–they actually get to experience it! Be immersed in life in Italy while having the opportunity to learn from qualified professors teaching from a Christian worldview. Students enjoy field trips throughout Rome, as well as excursions to Florence and Greece, and they are grown both holistically and intentionally throughout the program.

The LLI community environment will also allow students to participate in hands–on cooking classes, learning to make fresh pasta and homemade bread–which they enjoy together. Two weeks of the semester will be available for independent travel in Europe–or stay in Rome and explore it further!

APU REQUIREMENTS

• APU prerequisites are mandatory.

• Students are not allowed to take APU online courses unless designated in program elective offerings.

• Students must maintain full-time enrollment status (minimum 12 credits).

• Select only courses that are connected to your APU degree in order to maintain all financial aid.

• Students are automatically enrolled in APU's GLBL 425 course the semester AFTER the program.

• Registration is all through your APU Account. Upon acceptance, students will be granted access to register for study away sections of the courses.

TRANSFER CREDIT & COURSE SUBSTITUTION

• Students will need to complete a Transfer Credit & Course Substitution (TCCS) Form to transfer course credit to APU credits.

• A TCCS Form will be required for courses not already approved by APU. Submitted forms go through all academic required departments and results (approvals or denials) are emailed back to students. Results from the TCCS process must be obtained prior to departure so you only take courses that count towards your degree. Keep the results so you have proof of how your program courses will count once you complete them. 

• How to Complete a TCCS Form: Video Instructions

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Charges - See above.

Financial Aid - See below.    

• Federal Aid: Yes, automatically applied like regular semester. 

• State Aid: Yes, automatically applied like regular semester.

• APU Institutional Aid: No, APU institutional aid is manually removed for your Italy semester and then automatically reinstated for following semester(s). APU Institutional Aid includes aid such as President's/Dean's/Provost's/Director's/Founder's/M.E.L. scholarships, Fac/Staff Award, Honors/APU Grants, etc. Since students are going to a non-APU program, APU Institutional Aid cannot be used. In recognition of the financial challenges this creates, APU has agreed to charge students the lower program tuition cost instead of APU tuition. We recognize this does not cover all differences, but it is meant to assist with the cost.

• APU Catalog Financial Aid Policy for the Italy Semester Program. Access all related policies here. 

Payment Due Dates - Same as regular APU semester payment due dates.

ADVISING ROLES & RESOURCES

Program - Consult with Living & Learning International for all questions about the program and items they need from you.

APU Study Away - Consult with APU CCEL Study Away to explore which program is the best fit for you. Accepted students are provided a canvas site that will have all preparation materials including information on how to register, program charges, etc. 

APU Academic Advising - Make an appointment with Academic Advising (APU Academic Success Center or Faculty Advisor) to make sure the program you are interested in has the courses to keep you on track to graduate on time. Reference the course information on this site. 

APU Student Services Center - Consult your account specialist with any financial aid questions. Reference the program costs, charges & financial aid information on this site. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Program Application - Complete the Italy Semester Application with Living & Learning International.

• Advisor Form - Part of the LLI application includes a form you will need to have processed by APU Study Away. Please allow up to 2 weeks.

• For any forms your program needs you to get APU Study Away signatures, send them to studyaway@apu.edu.

Application Response - The program will communicate if they accept you as a participant. However, before committing to the program, we advise confirming APU program advising, APU academic advising and APU financial advising.  

Study Away 101 Completion - If accepted, you will be sent a link to self-enroll in the APU Study Away Canvas course to complete all APU forms/preparation.

PROGRAM TYPE - Type #1, APU Approved Semester Program 

PROGRAM & TERM STATUS - The Italy Semester Program is offered both fall and spring terms. Applications are now open for the next term.