• GPA Requirement: 3.0
• Junior UGs* or teachers on sabbatical leave
• Italian majors or candidates who have completed two or more Italian language courses unless applying for the Non-Italian Speakers Program
• Strong scholastic performance in addition to the maturity, responsibility, openness, and willingness to benefit from and contribute to the study abroad experience.

*In special cases, sophomores and seniors may be eligible for the program, upon careful examination and recommendations from their Academic Advisors.

To apply, submit the following documents to the Program Director:

• Application
• Transcript
• Language proficiency form
• Two letters of recommendation (for non-Nazareth students only)
• Signed release and liability form
• Housing and academic questionnaire
• Health form
• Housing security deposit*

*The housing security deposit of $300 is due by September 1 (Fall Semester), January 1 (Spring Semester), or June 1 (Summer Semester). Checks should be made payable to "Nazareth College Pescara Program" and mailed to the address below. This deposit is returned after the semester unless there are damages to the apartment, in which case students will remain responsible to Nazareth College for any repair/replacement costs that exceed the deposit.

The housing deposit and documents should be sent to:

Dr. Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander
Director of the Pescara Program
Nazareth College of Rochester
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14618-3790
Tel. (585) 389-2688
Fax (585) 586-2452
E-mail mvittia6@naz.edu

**No documents should be sent to Pescara. Registration happens through Nazareth College's Registrar's Office.

Application Deadlines:

• Spring Semester: October 15
• Fall Semester: March 15
• Summer Semester: March 15

Classes will be held at Universita di G. d 'Annunzio. These classes will be conducted by Italian professors in an authentic Italian environment. This is not an institute for foreign study. It is an actual Italian university at which one can interact with other Italian students in all classes.

Courses:

All courses will be selected from the university's course book. A meeting will be held with Dr. Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander to review the selection of these courses.

Textbooks:

Textbooks are available at the bookstore across the street from the university. The prices of books vary.

Evaluation:

Class attendance is compulsory. All absences are recorded and made a part of the student's final record. Students are evaluated on attendance, participation, and their final examination grade.

Examination:

Final examinations are required in all courses, and are given at the end of the semester.

Credits:

Credits are expressed in semester hours. A maximum of 15 credits is allowed to each student per semester. The administration reserves the right to cancel or change any course or courses.

Transcripts:

Transcripts will be issued upon request by the Registrar's Office of Nazareth College in accordance with College policy.

Behavior:

All students are expected to abide by the regulations, and conduct themselves as representatives of Nazareth College and their country. The administration has the right to require the withdrawal of any students whose moral conduct or academic performance warrant such a measure.

Information for Students & Parents:

As explained in the application materials, an Italian Student chosen by our Pescara Director, Professor Anna Maria Cantalini, will help you while attending classes at the Universita di G. d 'Annunzio in Pescara (some courses may be offered at the Chieti campus). Our Nazareth College students will take the final exams at the end of the semester. Professor Antonio Sorella, the faculty member in charge of the Exchange Program at the Universita di G. d 'Annunzio in Pescara/Chieti, will sign the students' "attestati" (exam evaluations) prior to their departure.

The departure date for Fall & Spring for our students is set according to the Erasmus schedule (Erasmus is the language program for foreign students in Italy). Students will arrive at the Fiumicino Airport, near Rome or at the Pescara Airport. If arriving in Rome they will take a direct bus from the airport to Pescara. Professor Cantalini and the hosting students will meet the Nazareth students either at the Pescara airport or at the Pescara bus station, depending on where they are arriving. It is important that the students strictly adhere to the above dates and it is absolutely necessary that they communicate via e-mail their flight number and time of arrival to Professor Cantalini and to Professor Vitti-Alexander.

Professor Cantalini will also assist students in organizing their weekend trips to Venice, Florence, and Rome.

Contact Numbers in Pescara:

Professor Anna Maria Cantalini:
Via Canonico 3/1
65125 Pescara PE
Tel.: 011 39 (if calling from the States: 085 76447)
Cell: 011 39 (if calling from the States: 347-824-5274)
annamaria.cantalini@tiscali.it

Professor Andrea Mariani:
Tel.: 011 39 (if calling from the States: 338-121-3139)
Office: 011 085 (if calling from the States: 453-7847)

Professor Antonio Sorella:
Cell: 011 39 (if calling from the States: 347-626-4487)
sorella@italinistica.it

Monica Spacca (Sorella's Assistant):
Cell: 011 39 (if calling from the States: 349-202-7337)
monicaspacca@virgilio.it

Emergency (Police):
For emergencies simply dial 112

The Universita G. D'Annunzio in Pescara, together with the Conservatory of Music Luisa D'Annunzio, are offering a special opportunity for our Nazareth College students. Students who have little or no knowledge of Italian may now study in Pescara for one or two semesters during the academic year.

The Anglo-American department of Universita' G. D'Annunzio will be offering the following courses in English:

• Theory and Practice of Translation (Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Gertrude Stein, George Santayana); Prof. Andrea Mariani. *For course description, Click Here
• Anglo-American Studies (Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry James); Prof. Andrea Mariani. *For course description, Click Here
• Edgar Allan Poe and the Culture of the Antebellum America (Survey of American Literature, in-depth reading of Poe's Tales); Prof. Carlo Martinez. *For course description, Click Here

 Grammar courses

• Erasmus I Erasmus II Italian Grammar and Conversation for Foreign Students.

Interested students should contact Maria Rosaria Vitti-Alexander at: 389-2688

Price for the school year: The cost of the entire academic year in Italy is equivalent to the on-campus Nazareth College cost. The price includes:

1. Room and board in Pescara from the time of departure until the day of return. This time does not include the winter vacation. During this period, students may remain in the same apartment if their host agrees. Students will have to pay for this additional period.
2. Excursions are per itinerary in the school calendar (that is, Venice, Florence, and Rome).
3. Tuition is for Fall and Spring semesters with a maximum of 15 credit hours per semester. Full payment must be made prior to departure.

Price for one semester only: For students who register for one semester only, the cost is equivalent to a full semester at Nazareth College. This covers all of the aforementioned expenses, but only from early September until mid December (for Fall semester students) or from the end of January until the end of May (for Spring semester students).

Full payment must be made prior to departure.

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Financial Aid:

Students participating in the study abroad program in Pescara are eligible for all financial resources as if they were studying on the Nazareth College campus, except for the Room Grant which is only applicable toward on-campus housing. Detailed information is available in the Financial Aid Office, Smyth Hall, Room 43.

Scholarship:

The Quinn-Metz Scholarship, and other scholarships, for studies in Italy is available to students planning to study in Italy through the Nazareth College's Pescara program. All students who apply and are accepted for the program will be eligible to be considered for the Quinn-Metz Scholarship. Awards will be distributed through the Financial Aid office in students' financial aid packages.

The Quinn-Metz Scholarship for Studies in Italy was endowed by Mr. David Metz, Chairman of the Nazareth College Board of Trustees, and his wife, Alexandra (Sandy) Quinn Metz. The scholarship was established in memory of Mrs. Metz's parents, Frank and Anna Bizzari-Quinn. Mrs. Bizzari-Quinn was a native of Italy and Mr. Quinn was knighted by the Italian Republic for his services as a vice consul of Italy in the United States.

The Metzs hope their scholarship will help young people come to appreciate the beauty and zest of Italy, to derive from it a more acute sense of art, history and the glories of life, and to refresh the memory of the Bizzari and Quinn families in Italy and America.

Transportation:

Students are responsible for making their own flight arrangements. Students will take a pronto bus from the airport to the station in Pescara, where transportation will be provided to their assigned apartment. Transportation to the airport at the end of the semester is not provided.

Release of Liability:

All participants (and a parent, guardian, or spouse where applicable) must sign the Release of Liability and Agreement to Indemnity forms.

Refund Policy:

The refund policy is in accordance with the Bursar's Office of Nazareth College.

A valid passport and visa are required. For short stay visas not to exceed 90 days, please download and complete the Schengen Visa Application Form. For long stay visas beyond 90 days, please download and fill in the Long Term Application Form. Click here for the Visa Documents Checklist.