• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with College Year in Athens (CYA)
• Typical enrollment: 80 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• Courses taught in English for CYA students only
• Courses include history, politics, art history, archaeology, religion, philosophy, and urban planning and sustainability
• Courses in Latin and ancient and modern Greek
• Program augmented by study-travel to important sites in Greece

Course Load

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Athens-CYA course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Furnished apartments within 10 minute walk of CYA Academic Center with other CYA students
• Limited number of homestay placements

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2022

• Fee paid to IU: $237.21
• CYA fee* paid to IU bursar: $19,950 (includes academic fees, room, some meals, study trips, health insurance)
• Meals: $2,000
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Automatic $3,000 CYA discount applied to fee. Based on published CYA materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by CYA and is not responsible for any price increase or change. 

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial $500 prepayment due on March 22, 2022.

Spring 2023

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• CYA portion of fee* paid to IU bursar: $20,187.21 (includes academic fees, room, some meals, study trips, health insurance)
• Other meals: $2,000
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Automatic $3,000 CYA discount applied to fee. Based on published CYA materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by CYA and is not responsible for any price increase or change. 

Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial $500 prepayment due on October 11, 2022.

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• College Year in Athens Scholarships available. Applications should be submitted to Overseas Study.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.