Friends, Romans, Classicists, Lend Us Your Ears!

Announcing:  The American Institute for Roman Culture and the College of the Holy Cross Rome Program in Archaeology and Classics

“In Rome I first found myself; for the first time I achieved inner harmony.”
            --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italian Journey 1786-1788

This exciting academic partnership offers students an unparalleled educational opportunity to experience a semester of learning in the heart of the Eternal City, the birthplace of western culture. Click here for detailed program information.  

The AIRC/Holy Cross Rome Program now welcomes applications from students from approved colleges and universities.  Holy Cross Classics majors follow the normal Holy Cross Study Abroad application procedure. Visiting students from other schools please refer to the section below titled “Applying to the Program.”  

Applying to the Program
The AIRC/Holy Cross Rome Program is designed for mature, intellectually curious undergraduate students with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Additionally, students must have completed the equivalent of two semesters of college-level Latin or Greek by the time they enter the program. Applicants are admitted to the program based upon a careful selection process that considers previous academic performance and students’ motivation, communicated in an essay, for studying in Rome. Holy Cross Classics majors follow the normal Holy Cross study abroad application procedure.  Visiting students from approved partner schools must submit completed versions of the following forms.  Visiting students click here to download the forms. 

October 1, 2009:        

 Deadline for all application materials to be RECEIVED by The Offfice of Study Abroad at Holy Cross except Health Clearance Forms, Health Insurance Waiver, and Visa Application Materials. 

October 20, 2009:         

Deadline for Health Clearance Forms, Health Insurance Waiver, and Visa Application Materials to be RECEIVED by The Office of Study Abroad at Holy Cross.    

For further information contact your Office of Study Abroad or:

AIRC/Holy Cross Rome Program              
Office of Study Abroad                            
College of the Holy Cross                         .                            
E-mail: bsmith@holycross.edu                
www: AIRC/Holy Cross Rome Program
Tel:  (508) 793-3082                                

American Institute for Roman Culture   
Email:  lynda@romanculture.org
www: AIRC/Holy Cross Rome Program
Tel:      (011) 39 06 95558659

Study Abroad Contact Person:

Professor Britain Smith - Associate Director