Program at a Glance
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Academic Term
International Program Dates
Credits
Eligibility
Prerequisites
Program Code
Program Details
Questions about this program? After you have attended one of our Information Sessions, you must schedule an appointment with a Semester Programs Coordinator.
Eligibility
- Our BBA program with IAU is only available during the fall or spring and is not available during the summer.
- Undergraduates from the McCombs School of Business, at least 18 years of age, and in good academic standing at UT with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
- Completion of both ECO, Math and STA 301 are required prior to departure. Completion of ACC 312 prior to departure is recommended.
- Sophomore (spring semester only), junior, or senior standing when program begins.
- No previous language courses are required.
Application
- After you attend an Info Session, you must first meet with a Semester Programs Coordinator in the BBA Program Office in order to access UT’s MyAbroad portal application. After this meeting, you will be given access to the application and detailed next steps. Make sure you use application code 290120 and select Jasmine Bisheh as your Study Abroad Advisor.
- The application deadline for both the UT application and the IAU application is March 1 for Fall and October 1 for Spring. Meeting the eligibility requirements doesn’t guarantee admission to program.
- Once you have submitted your application to UT, you will then need to submit a separate application to IAU.
- After being admitted, you will learn about various required forms, meetings, and resources from both IAU and UT.
Academics
Learn about IAU course options
- Many of the courses at the site above have been evaluated by UT faculty and are in the My Credit Abroad database. If you’re interested in a course that is not in this database, you need to send us the syllabus (in English) and we will have it evaluated.
- Not every course listed in the My Credit Abroad database will be offered during your semester abroad.
- After IAU sends us your transcript after the semester abroad ends, you will work with the BBA office to transfer your courses back to UT. You will receive transfer credit and the credit can count toward your degree requirements. The grades will appear on your UT transcript but will not factor into your UT GPA.
- In your meeting with a BBA International Programs coordinator in McCombs, you will discuss which of your degree requirements you could satisfy on this program.
Fees & Tuition
Student pays to UT Austin:
Application Fee: $75
Affiliated Studies Fee: $600
Required International Health Insurance: $19/week (~$300)
Student pays to IAU:
IAU Program Fee: ~$19,000 (Includes courses, housing, field trips and more).
Housing & Transportation
Students in Florence will be housed in shared apartments that are conveniently located in the city center. Students may request roommates on the housing application form and IAU will do its best to accommodate such requests.
Note that air conditioning is not common in Florence, so it should be an expectation that this will not be available.
Apartments are furnished, fully equipped, and shared with other IAU students. IAU apartments are located throughout the city and are within convenient access to grocery stores, shops, restaurants, pharmacies, and public transportation. In the apartments, students will have access to ample and shared living space and a fully-equipped kitchen, wifi, and linens (bedding and towels included). Students may share their bedroom with another student, although each student will always have their own bed. No meals or laundry services are included with apartments, so students are responsible for all meal costs and preparation as well as laundry costs. IAU will host a welcome and closing dinner as well as a variety of other social gatherings where food is provided.
All program participants are required to live in IAU-arranged housing. All program participants will be required to sign and abide by the IAU Code of Conduct & Housing Rules.
Participants are responsible for all transportation costs including airfare and local transportation.
Visa & Passport Info
Passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the end of the study abroad trip. Texas Global Passport Services can process passport applications.
U.S. passports are taking an exceptionally long time to be processed. If you are even considering a study abroad program and you do not have a passport (or your passport will expire within 6 months of the end of your program), you should apply for one now.
Unless you hold citizenship with an EU country, students going to Italy for a semester will need to obtain a visa.