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Rome, Italy

Study Abroad

  1. Dates & Fees
  2. Where We Go

    1. Overview
    2. Rome, Italy
    3. Fribourg, Switzerland
    4. France Exchange Summer Program, UniLasalle , Beauvais
    5. Spain Exchange Fall/Spring: Lasalle – Universitat Ramon Llull , Barcelona
  3. Faculty-Led Travel Study Courses

    1. Overview
    2. Travel Study Courses
  4. Exchange Programs

    1. Overview
    2. Spain Exchange Fall/Spring: Lasalle – Universitat Ramon Llull , Barcelona
    3. France Exchange Summer Program, UniLasalle , Beauvais
  5. Health & Safety

    1. Overview
    2. Health
    3. Food
    4. Identity
    5. Women
    6. Safety
  6. Careers Abroad
  7. Pre-Departure
  8. Re-Entry
  9. Info for Parents
  10. Helpful Resources
  11. La Salle Forms and Applications
  12. Scholarships/Financial Resources

Rome: Lasallian Universities Center for Education (LUCE) Program

Rome – the Eternal City! Through a collaboration with Lewis University this semester length program gives students from Lasallian universities the opportunity to study and live together at the Lasallian Universities Center for Education (LUCE) in the Generalate in Rome-the mother house for the Lasallian Christian Brothers. Created by the US Lasallian universities, this exciting program provides students the chance to have a deeper understanding of John Baptiste de La Salle and the Lasallian Christian Brothers while completing major, minor, and general education requirements at their home institutions.

Required Core Courses (at least 6 credits):

Choose at least one core course:

  • Business – Introduction to International Business
  • Business – Basic Macroeconomics

Choose at least one core course:

  • Social Work – Social Welfare Policy
  • Sociology – Diversity and Social Justice

Elective Non- Core Courses (3 credits each):

  • Art History – Italian Art: Rome through the Centuries
  • Environmental Science – Introduction to Environmental Science
  • Film – Italy Today
  • Theology – Practicing Faithful Justice*
  • Interdisciplinary (History/Theology) – Christians as the Romans Saw Them

Housing

Students will live in a single person room at the Generalate. Each room features a bed, desk, chair, and wardrobe, and a bathroom with shower. There is a shared common space for the program participants, as well as laundry facilities.

A meal plan at the Generalate dining facilities will also be provided as part of the program. Students will be provided breakfast and either lunch or dinner every day.

Cost

Most of the program costs will be covered by what a student pays for La Salle tuition, room, and board. The following is covered in the cost:

  • Tuition
  • Airport pick-up in Rome
  • Accommodations (Single Person Room with ensuite bathroom)
  • On-site Orientation
  • Rome public transportation pass
  • Program-sponsored excursions and activities
  • Meal plan for most meals
  • Medical insurance

The program cost does not include:

  • Airfare
  • Passport fees
  • Additional meals
  • Personal travel
  • Supplies
  • Personal expenses

To be eligible, you must be a student with at least a 3.0 GPA. The program is open to all majors and all years, including first year students.

For more information and an application contact Alisa Macksey at macksey@lasalle.edu or visit College Hall 204.

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