Rome Ready - Enrollment Checklist
Criteria
- At least 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of earned credit prior to studying in Rome
- At least a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average
- Good disciplinary standing
- Enrollment in any accredited baccalaureate-granting college or university in the United States. Students from schools other than Loyola University Chicago are designated as “visiting” students.
When to Apply
- Students can submit application materials up to one year in advance.
- Applications will not be reviewed until all materials are received by the Rome Center Chicago’s Office.
- Applications will be accepted until the Rome Center is full.
Checklist
Your Rome adventure awaits you in just six easy steps. Here's the rundown on what to do before entering the Eternal City.
| Be Rome Ready | |
|---|---|
| Apply. | |
| Passport Information: Submit a photocopy of the basic information page of your valid passport, which should have an expiration date at least 90 days past the concluding date of the academic term in which you will be enrolled at the Rome Center. If you hold dual citizenship in an European Union country and have a valid passport of that country, please submit a photocopy of that passport. | |
| A one-page typed essay: Explain why you want to study abroad and what you hope to gain from a year or semester at the John Felice Rome Center. | |
| Recommendation: Loyola University Chicago Students: Academic Advisor or Dean Visiting Students: Combined academic, judicial life, and study abroad advisor | |
| Official Transcripts (Visiting students only): Send official transcripts from home institution and any other instutition attended. | |
| Get excited! | |