Below is a list of commonly asked questions. Our aim is to offer as much support, guidance, and helpful information below as possible, online. Please reach out to us via email with additional questions.
The John Felice Rome Center welcomes qualified students enrolled at other Jesuit colleges and universities as well as those from any accredited, baccalaureate-granting college or university in the U.S. For students from non-LUC partnering institutions, this means that your transcripts for your semester or summer at the Rome Center will come from Loyola University Chicago.
As an American university, all courses are taught in English except for the Italian language courses. However, if you are a semester student and you have not taken Italian before going to Rome, you must enroll in Italian 101 and complete the course during your semester. Summer students are not required to take Italian as a language class. It's worth noting that knowledge of Italian will increase the possibilities for internship placement in certain institutions.
Our representatives visit campuses across the U.S. They participate in college study abroad fairs and can host an informational table/session at partnering instituions. To find out if a representative is visiting your school, please contact us at rome@luc.edu.
The official move-in date for all sessions will be listed in our academic calendar. Students are expected to arrive on this particular date no later than 4pm, as mandatory registration and orientation activities begin immediately.
Students must fly independently to Fiumicino airport and take a taxi to campus, which should cost between 60€ and 90€ depending on traffic and luggage. Drivers accept both cards and cash. The address is Via Massimi 114/A.
Students may not move into their rooms on campus until the specified group arrival date each semester. If students are travelling independently and arrive in Rome earlier than the official move-in date, they must themselves arrange their own accommodations elsewhere until they are allowed on campus.
Yes! Our Student Life staff works to help students find service opportunities in Rome. With service being one of the Jesuit core values, we can help serve the Balduina community they live in and the greater community of Rome. Additionally, some of our engaged learning courses have service-learning components.
An orientation program is held at the beginning of each semester in Rome, including a weekend of day trips in and around Rome during the second weekend. Attendance throughout the program is required for all JFRC students.
Upon arrival in Rome, the on-site orientation provides students with important information and activities that facilitate their adjustment to the program and their host country.
Please contact Student Life staff for volunteering opportunities information! You may also want to consider taking service learning course, combining classroom time and community engagement.
Below is a list of commonly asked questions. Our aim is to offer as much support, guidance, and helpful information below as possible, online. Please reach out to us via email with additional questions.
