• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with IES Abroad
• Center located in a newly renovated 1920s-era building and situated in the heart of Rome
• Typical enrollment: 100-120 students from U.S. colleges and universities
• Field trips and cultural events offered by IES Abroad

• IES "Art History & Fashion" "Early Childhood Education⁺" "Film & Media Studies" "History & Classics" "International Relations" "Language & Area Studies" or "Sociology & Religion" program*
• Orientation with intensive Italian and culture course
• Required Italian language course
• Courses in liberal arts and social sciences taught in English and Italian
• Optional classes at Accademia di Costume e Moda (fall only), Roma Tre University and the Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA, which requires students to have taken at least one semester of Italian language)
• Optional, unpaid 3-credit internship or community-based service learning Social Action Seminar 
  • 10-15 hours/week

Course Load

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Rome-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

• Apartments with other U.S. students and the option to live with an Italian Student Companion
• Homestays

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.

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

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• IES portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $16,675 (IES academic fees, room, health insurance, some meals)
• Meals: $1,000 - $2,500
• International Airfare: IES estimates $435 - $950
• 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. 

Airfare, personal expenses, and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 5, 2022.

Spring 2023

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.

• IU Scott C. Schurz Study Abroad Scholarships of $2,500-$5,000

• IES Abroad Merit-based, Diversity Scholarships, Legacy Scholarships and Disability Grants available.

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