Courses

The program requires a minimum of one Italian language course based on your proficiency. Choose your electives from the academic pathways listed below for a total of 15-17 credits.

• Please review your courses with your academic or study abroad advisor to ensure they will transfer back to your home school and that you are following your home school’s policies.
• Please be flexible—we can’t guarantee specific courses. If your participation in the program depends on a particular course, be sure to make a note on your online course form.

Choosing Your Courses

Refer to the ISI Perugia - The Umbra Institute website for course descriptions and syllabi (where available):

• General Studies (16 credits)
• Food, Sustainability & Environment (17 credits)
• Multi-Cultural Psychology (17 credits)
• Intensive Italian (Universita per Stranieri, 16 credits)
• Università degli Studi di Perugia (15 credits)
  • You should have a minimum of four semesters of Italian language courses and have achieved a B2 or higher proficiency in Italian based on the Common European Framework for this option.
• Scholar's Program (16 credits)

When completing your course selection form:

• Review all course information for the program carefully.
• You are required to enroll in at least one Italian language course.
• If you participate in the Food, Sustainability & Environment or Multi-Cultural Psychology pathways you will be required to enroll in the associated core course.
• Secure approval for at least 6 elective courses.
• Please list courses in order of preference.

Special Considerations

• Students must take at least one Italian language course. You will take a placement test during orientation to confirm Italian proficiency level.
• You cannot enroll in online ISI courses: Arcadia University is unable to process credits of online courses offered at the Umbra Institute due to transcript & Title IV reporting constraints.
• Independent Research: You have the option of replacing one ISI Perugia - The Umbra Institute course with your own research project to complete with faculty support. An excellent achievement to add to a resume. Contact your program advisor for more information.

Enrollment Process

Students will source their courses from the ISI Perugia course catalog and complete their Arcadia Abroad Academic Preferences Form (APF) as part of the admissions process. Arcadia will share this information with ISI, and students can make changes to that list until approximately one month prior to departure (ISI will confirm the date directly).

Following arrival in Perugia, students are given their course schedules. Students then have approximately one week to work with ISI Perugia staff and make changes to their schedule during this formal add/drop period. After this point, the only changes that can be made is the dropping of classes (not recommended) or a minor adjustment to a language class based on level alone.

Other Information and Fees

Most courses use a textbook or a “reader,” a packet of information compiled by the professor. Books and readers will be available for purchase at the Umbra Institute or at local copy shops and bookstores. You will receive more information regarding locations and costs on arrival.

Courses within the Food, Sustainability, & Environment program require additional fees which are not included in your program fee. All other supplemental costs associated with ISI Perugia - Umbra Institute courses are all-inclusive within your program fee.

Grade Scale 

Grades will be reported exactly as they appear on the ISI Perugia - The Umbra Institute transcript.