• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with IES Abroad
• IES Center located near the campus of Universita Cattolica
• Typical enrollment: 150 students from U.S. colleges and universities

All dates shown are approximate. Please meet with your study abroad advisor to confirm program dates. Note: Students enrolling in courses at local partner institutions would stay longer in Milan until all courses, including final exams, are completed.

• IES Abroad "Business Studies" "Fashion Design & Merchandising" or "Italy Today" program*
• IES Abroad provides on-site orientation with intensive Italian and culture course
• All students must take required 6-credit Italian language block; language level based on placement exam
• IES Abroad offers courses in humanities, social sciences, and business, taught in English or Italian
• Students can choose to take a course at a local institution including: Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Istituto di Moda Burgo, Milano Fashion Institute (spring only), Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Universita IULM, Arsutoria School, or Istituto Europeo di Design
• Optional, unpaid 3-credit internship
  • 10 hours per week

Course Load

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

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors IES Abroad program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all IES Abroad tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

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

• Student Evaluation Responses

SPECIAL NOTE ON SPRING 2021 PROGRAMMING CHANGES: No homestays available.

• Apartments with IES students and an Italian Community Assistant
• Residence Halls 
• Homestays
• Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing

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 2.75 cumulative GPA

No Italian language background required.

Advanced Italian language students, see Bologna program flyer.

Business majors, please also see Kelley School of Business Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Exchange program flyer.

*Business majors must have (or will have) successfully completed the KSB prerequisites of the Business Integrative Core (or equivalent coursework at an IU campus outside Bloomington) by the start of the program

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 2021

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $17,309 (IES academic fees^**, room, health insurance, some meals)
• Meals: $1,075 - $2,775
• International Airfare: IES estimate $525 - $1,100
• See IU Fee Sheet for an additional cost and payment details.

*Program fee reflects discounted fee for IU students after benefit of the $2,000 IES Public University Grant. Based on published IES materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by IES and is not responsible for any price increase or change.

** Milan IES fees cover the cost of two courses at partner instututions; students are responsible for all additional expenses. Depending on the type of outside courses, students may have to pay up to $1,680 for one outside course. Invoicing for this additional amount may occur after student is abroad.

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 19, 2021.

Spring 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.
• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.
• For Business students: Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

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