• This is an IU-Administered Program
• Academic Year, Fall or Spring Semester Program
• Typical enrollment: students from 15 U.S. universities that comprise Indiana University's Bologna Consortial Studies Program (BCSP)
• 2 full-time onsite staff including resident faculty director and program coordinator

• University of Bologna courses with Italian students taught in Italian or English (select disciplines)
• Courses taught in Italian for BCSP students only

Course Load

• 15 credits minimum
• Required language course (3 credits)
• 6-12 credits in University of Bologna courses
• 3-6 credits in BCSP content courses

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

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

• University of Bologna
• Program Facebook page

• Apartments with other Italian or other international students

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 taken or are enrolled in fourth semester college-level Italian with a B average *
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

*All applicants must complete a minimum of 4 semesters of Italian by the semester immediately prior to departure, although additional Italian is recommended.

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.

Academic Year 2023-2024

• Fees paid to IU: (academic fees, OVST service fee,health insurance, excursions) 
  
  • Indiana resident: $12,637.95
  • Non-resident: $28,132.95
• Rent & meals: $10,100 - $18,200
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due March 21, 2023. 

Fall 2023

• Fees paid to IU: (academic fees, OVST service fee,health insurance, excursions) 
  
  • Indiana resident: $7,533.95
  • Non-resident: $16,976.95
  • Rent & meals: $4,212 - $7,924
• See IU Fee Sheet for an additional cost and payment details.

Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due March 21, 2023. 

Spring 2023

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• Most IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs.
• Overseas Study Scholarships, including Minority Scholarships and Scholarships for Students from IU campuses other than Bloomington.

• $1,000 Carol Hofstadter Memorial Scholarship for academic year participants

• IU Scott C. Schurz Pell Match Study Abroad Scholarships for resident undergraduate students with a Pell grant

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