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AIFS Students in Italy

Study Abroad in Florence: Program Fees

Fees include:

  • Tuition (includes a maximum of 16 semester credits, subject to course selection)
  • 3-week orientation in Viareggio (fall) or Siena (spring) for three credits plus breakfast, dinner and accommodations in a hotel
  • In Florence, housing in an Italian home or in student apartments.
  • Restaurant vouchers for five breakfasts and five lunches or dinners a week
  • Cultural activities such as visits to museums, art galleries, churches and theaters
  • 3-day stopover in London 
  • 4-day visit to Rome 
  • 3-day visit to Venice 
  • Computer facilities with broadband and wireless internet access.
  • Services of a pre-departure Student Advisory Center and an on-site Resident Director
  • Pre-departure handbook
  • Phone card on arrival to call the U.S.
  • Round trip airfare if that option is selected
  • Museum passes
Fall or spring semester
Fee reduction available for full year students. Call for details. AIFS Study Abroad Scholarships available for this program.
Without airfare:$ 14,495
With airfare from:
New York/Newark$ 15,195
Boston$ 15,195
Philadelphia$ 15,195
Washington$ 15,215
Chicago$ 15,235
Pittsburgh$ 15,235
Detroit$ 15,255
Miami$ 15,255
Atlanta$ 15,275
Buffalo$ 15,275
Dallas$ 15,275
Houston$ 15,275
Minneapolis$ 15,275
  
  
Raleigh/Durham$ 15,275
Orlando$ 15,295
Portland$ 15,295
St. Louis$ 15,295
Tampa$ 15,295
Cincinnati$ 15,315
Des Moines$ 15,315
Denver$ 15,335
Los Angeles$ 15,335
Phoenix$ 15,335
San Diego$ 15,335
San Francisco$ 15,335
Seattle$ 15,355

Fees with airfare include round trip airfare from selected departure city and transfers to and from campus; they do not include the non-refundable application fee of $95, $475 insurance/assistance package fee, $250 damage deposit and government taxes and airline/airport-related fees and fuel surcharges, currently estimated at $280, but subject to possible increase or decrease depending on the level of charges subsequently imposed from these sources. See “Travel” section for full details and alternate date options.

Transfers to and from campus are included for students who have booked their flights with AIFS, but only on the scheduled arrival/departure dates and from the local airport.

Those who provide their own transportation may also participate in the 3-day London stopover, but must make their own way to and from the hotel in London and to campus. Those who provide their own transportation but do not participate in the 3-day London stopover are ineligible for a stopover rebate and are responsible for making their own way to campus by scheduled program start dates.