TABLE OF CONTENTS

Each section of this webpage is numbered as follows: 

1:      CONTACT DR. MERRICK

2:      PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
          USF and PALAZZI

3:      LOCATION – USF in FLORENCE

4:      DATES FOR SUMMER SCHOOL

5:      STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

6:      LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

7:      COURSES

8:      HOUSING

9:      CAMPUS FACILITIES

10:    EXCURSIONS

11:    FEES, DEADLINES and
          PAYMENT  INFORMATION

12:    FINANCIAL AID, SCHOLARHIPS
         AND LOANS

13:    APPLICATION FORMS

14:    PASSPORT INFORMATION

15:    COMMENTS--FORMER STUDENTS 
16:    PHOTOS AND VIDEOS 

1: CONTACT DR. MERRICK:

This webpage is sponsored by Dr. Janna Merrick, Director, USF in Florence. 

Please email or call if you have any questions. Dr. Merrick is more than happy to meet with you individually or in small groups to answer questions.

Email: merrick@usf.edu
Cell: 941 224 3805

2: PARTNERS IN EDUCATION—USF and PALAZZI

USF partners with Florence University of the Arts to provide summer school for USF students.  We generally refer to Florence University of the Arts as “Palazzi” because the university is housed in Renaissance palaces in the historic center of Florence.  Palazzi also partners with other universities throughout the U.S. so you will meet many other Americans studying abroad.

EDUCATION ABROAD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE! 

3: LOCATION for USF in FLORENCE

Florence is located in northern Italy in the heart of the hills of Tuscany.  As noted above, Palazzi classrooms and offices are located in a group of Renaissance palaces in the historic district next to the Basilica of Santa Croce.  The major sites of Florence—the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Academia, etc.—are each within a 10-minute walk from the campus, as is the rail station connecting Florence to other Italian and European cities, to major airports, and to the rest of the world! 

For more detailed information on Florence and its rich history, go to the official USF website:

http://educationabroad.global.usf.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=22548

4: DATES FOR SUMMER SCHOOL in Florence 2014

Summer A:  May 18 to June 28, 2014
Summer B:  June 29 to August 9, 2014

YOU CAN SIT IN A CLASSROOM AT USF TAMPA OR YOU CAN MAKE ITALY YOUR CLASSROOM!

5: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY for Florence Summer 2014

Students from all majors are welcome on the Florence program, but SPACE IS LIMITED.  Students will be selected in the order in which they pay their deposits.   See Section 11 "Fees, Deadlines and Payment Information" for deposit information.  Students from other colleges and universities and non-students who are interested in an academic experience, are also accepted pending space.