What You Need to Do Confirm your Place in the Program Submit the Confirmation Form. Check, Renew, or Apply for your Passport If you do not have a valid passport, renew or apply for one immediately. If you carry or are eligible to carry a passport from an EU country, traveling with this passport can save you money. Please check the "Passport & Visas" section for more details. Read your Predeparture Information and Student Handbook. Navigate through this Predeparture Information using the tabs above. Register for the required Internship Seminar Full-Time interns will be registered for the...

We arrange internships for credit to provide you with both practical work experience and a 3-credit academic seminar. The internship coordinator helps you understand the “techniques” of cultural adaptation and how they can be used throughout the world. Past placements in English or Italian: Ufficio Affari Internazionali – University of Siena (administrative work) Teaching English in an elementary or high school Chemistry at the University of Siena Archeology and anthropology at the Department of Medieval Archeology Research and work at Political Science Department of the University of Siena...

Prior to Arrival: The Preregistration Form must be filled out in order for IES Abroad to start preparing for your course schedule. You will be notified via email when your Course Preregistration Form is available. This form will be made available to you in your MyIESabroad account approximately one month before your program begins. As class sizes are limited for most IES Abroad courses, Course Preregistration Forms will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please obtain course approval from your home institution for all courses you intend to take before your departure, especially...

Prior to Arrival: The Preregistration Form must be filled out in order for IES Abroad to start preparing for your course schedule. You will be notified via email when your Course Preregistration Form is available. This form will be made available to you in your MyIESabroad account approximately one month before your program begins. As class sizes are limited for most IES Abroad courses, Course Preregistration Forms will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please obtain course approval from your home institution for all courses you intend to take before your departure, especially...

Students interested in an academic experience at a local Italian university may take a course at the University of Siena. Most courses are only for students with advanced Italian language proficiency, however there are some English-taught course options. If you decide to take advantage of courses at the University of Siena, it is possible that you may be requested to stay longer in Siena since the University courses don't always align with the IES Abroad timeline. If this is the case, you'll be requested to take the exam as early as possible and the additional housing costs will be covered by...

You must take 15 credits per term and all courses are worth 3 or 4 credits. Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following course offerings: Term-long IES Abroad Italian language course (optional, placement based on your language assessment) Area Studies courses Academic Schedule ​IES Abroad academic activities (courses and required course-related excursions) are scheduled Monday through Thursday and occasionally Friday. You will receive an academic calendar with Friday activities at the beginning of the semester. IES Abroad Siena has a strict attendance policy that is...

You must take 12 credits per term and all courses are worth 3 credits. Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following course offerings: Intensive, four-week language course (optional, placement based on your language assessment) Area Studies courses Academic Schedule IES Abroad academic activities are scheduled Monday through Thursday. Occasionally Italian language courses are held on Friday, and when they are, it will be listed on your program calendar. IES Abroad Siena has a strict attendance policy that is strongly enforced. You should not book any independent travel on...

Your specific housing assignment will be sent to you via email from admissions@IESabroad.org approximately three weeks before the program start date, provided you have submitted all forms listed below. Make sure that emails from this address will not end up in your spam filter by adding it to your trusted sender list. NOTE: We must receive all forms listed below before we can finalize housing arrangements on your behalf and release your housing assignment to you. Submit the Lifestyle Demographics Survey in your MyIESabroad account as early as possible after it is made available. Be honest and...

The IES Abroad Center will hold a mandatory week-long orientation program beginning the day after the official arrival date. Orientation will allow you to become familiar with the IES Abroad Center space as well as the staff, your peers, and the city of Siena. There will be sessions about academic expectations, housing, health and safety, and Sienese culture. Siena - SAMPLE Orientation Schedule (subject to change) For students who choose to take a 3-credit Italian language course for the length of the term, you also will take an oral language placement exam that will complete the online...

All students must arrive in Siena by 4pm on the official arrival date. It is strongly recommended that you fly into Florence Airport (FLR), as group transportation will be arranged from the airport by bus. The group bus will leave at 2pm. Students wishing to utilize the group bus should arrive in Florence (known as Firenze in Italian) by 1:30pm on the official arrival date to allow for time to get through customs. From 9:30am-2pm, an IES Abroad staff member will be waiting to direct you to the group bus. Look for an IES Abroad sign after you arrive at the airport. If you can't find the group...