Academic Accelerator Program - Bachelor of Arts - Italian Studies

The Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) is a two-semester program designed specifically for students who are ready to succeed in immersive English-speaking classrooms, while includes the benefit of English-language and student support to help them thrive. The program curriculum offers a balance of university-wide and AAP-exclusive courses, with English-language course supplements that equip them with the practical, subject-specific vocabulary and skills they need to excel in their coursework.

Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary program aimed at imparting an understanding of Italian culture and competence in the Italian language. The Director of the Bachelor of Arts - Italian Studies Program is advised by a committee formed by the chairs or representatives of the departments that offer upper-division electives for Italian Studies. Meetings of the advisory committee are called by the Director of Italian Studies as needed.

The Bachelor of Arts - Italian Studies includes one semester of participation in the Gonzaga-in-Florence program or comparable experience in Italy and a senior project. Italian Studies majors are required to take an upper-division course in Italian during their fourth year regardless of credits earned.