Italy Semester/Year Program

Application Procedures

• Eligibility
• Application Procedures
• Application Deadlines

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility is limited to those students who:

1. Will be at least 19 years old by the starting date of study at Temple Rome.
2. Are currently matriculated as full-time students and will have completed at least two years of college-level study with a satisfactory scholastic average (minimum 2.75 cumulative average on a 4.0 scale from all colleges/universities attended).
3. Intend a full-time program of study.
4. Are in good academic and disciplinary standing; students on academic and/or disciplinary probation or warning may not participate.

Admission Requirements for Architecture/Landscape Architecture

In addition to the application form, Architecture/ Landscape Architecture students must submit several 8.5” x 11” copies of recent studio work. Please do not submit originals, as the portfolio is not returned, and do not use binders, folders, or plastic
coverings. Photocopies must be labeled and accompanied by a separate sheet identifying and describing each image.

Admission Requirements for International Business

Students wishing to enroll in the fall semester business courses are expected to have taken introductory marketing and economics courses. The finance and economics courses offered in the spring semester assume a background in economics, including macro and microeconomics, as well as introductory finance and statistics.

Admission Requirements for Visual Arts

To be considered for the Visual Arts program, undergraduate applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 semester hours, or the equivalent, of studio art courses. Non-Temple applicants are asked to submit a portfolio, which is used to determine a student’s eligibility for the Visual Arts program and for advanced visual arts courses. An acceptable portfolio should demonstrate achievement in drawing and a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media. The applicant is asked to submit color slides in plastic sheets or a CD-ROM along with a stamped, selfaddressed envelope for return of the portfolio. No bulky shipments will be accepted. The portfolio should be sent directly to International Programs, 200 Tuttleman Learning Center, 1809 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122. No responsibility for the portfolio can be assumed by Temple University.

MFA Rome Admission Procedures

Graduate students wishing to study in the Visual Arts program must be matriculated in an MFA program. Students applying to the MFA program at Tyler may contact International Programs as soon as admission to Tyler’s MFA program has been granted and must complete the regular Temple University Rome application
forms at the back of this booklet. Students already enrolled in MFA programs may contact International Programs directly regarding participation in the Rome program.

Please note that non-Temple MFA students are accepted into Temple Rome as non-matriculated graduate students. Non-matriculated graduate students may take certain upper level undergraduate studio courses for graduate credit, but are not
eligible to take graduate studio courses.

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APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applicants must submit the following:

• Four-page application form. (Note: When asked for TU ID or Social Security Number, Temple students must enter their Temple ID number; Non-Temple students should enter their Social Security Number.)

• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended to date. (Note: Temple University students must also submit official copies of all transcripts, including their Temple University transcripts.)

• Two academic references, on the reference forms supplied. One of these must be from a faculty member in your major discipline. The other need not be from a faculty member who has taught you in a class, but must be from someone who knows you in an academic context, i.e. an administrator, advisor, or department chair. Please complete the top of the form and ask the referee to return the completed form directly to Temple University International Programs. These may be sent under separate cover by those referring the student.
  

• Non-Temple students are asked to submit the Home College/University Approval Form, indicating you have received approval from your home institution to study at Temple Rome. This form should be completed by the official responsible for approving study abroad participation. Please complete the form and ask the official to return it directly to Temple University International Programs.
  
  

• Non-Temple students are asked to enclose with their application a $50 non-refundable application fee made payable to Temple University.

Note: Transcripts, references, and the approval form must be received by the deadline but may be sent under separate cover. Applications are not reviewed until all supporting documents have been received.

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APPLICATION DEADLINES

Completed applications, including all supporting documents, must be received by April 1 for study in the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester program. With the exception of Architecture, completed applications are reviewed on a rolling-admissions basis; students are encouraged to apply well in advance of the deadlines. Architecture applications will be reviewed shortly after the deadline.

The completed application form, application fee, and supporting documents should be sent to Temple University as follows:

Temple University
International Programs
200 Tuttleman Learning Center
1809 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122