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  • Locations: Arezzo, Italy; Assisi, Italy; Cortona, Italy; Florence, Italy; Pisa, Italy; Rome, Italy; Siena, Italy; Venice, Italy; Volterra, Italy
  • Program Terms: Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Cost of Attendance Sheets: Spring
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2027 09/24/2026 ** Rolling Admission 02/01/2027 04/26/2027
NOTE: **NOT on Rolling Admissions.**
This Program has TWO application cycles. See below for dates relating to each:

Early Admissions Deadline: April 9, 2026
Early Admissions Notifications: April 16, 2026
Early Commitment Deadline: April 23, 2026

Standard Admissions Deadline: September 24, 2026
Standard Admissions Notifications: October 1, 2026
Standard Commitment Deadline: October 8, 2026

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Category: UGA Residential Center Click here for a definition of this term Open to non-UGA students: YES
Academic Level(s): Graduate, Undergraduate Type of Admission: By deadline or until program fills
Participant Selection: Competitive Click here for a definition of this term Number of Student Participants: 21-40 students
Type of Instruction: Experiential, Lecture, Site Visits/Discussion, Study-Travel Classes With: U.S. Students, UGA Students
Taught By: UGA/U.S. Professor(s) College/School: Franklin
Academic Area: Art, Art History, Women's Studies Language Program: No
Language of Instruction: English Minimum GPA Requirement: 2.5 or above
Minimum number of credit hours: 12 Maximum number of credit hours: 15
Volunteer Opportunity: Yes Scholarship Availability: Yes
Housing Type: Dorm/Student Residence
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Benvenuti!
Since 1970, the UGA Cortona Program, located in rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy, has been a leader in education abroad. It is UGA's oldest study abroad program calling the town of Cortona home for nearly 50 years. Today, UGA Cortona offers a variety of core courses including English, Psychology, Art History, Women's Studies, Photography, Science, and Business. This is in addition to an extensive list of beginning, intermediate and advanced-level Studio Art courses which makes up the bulk of our course offerings. No knowledge of the Italian Language is necessary; however, a number of our UGA Cortona Programs do offer ITAL courses. All students who participate on our programs will have the opportunity to earn UGA credit while enjoying the beautiful Tuscany, along with excursions to other Italian cities.  
 
There are many general study abroad scholarships available, including substantial need-based program-specific scholarships. 

For full program details, please view the UGA Cortona website.


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Program Reviews:
Spring 2022 Participant
Cortona UGA allows you to fully experience Italian culture through its unique ability to assimilate the students into the Cortenese community.

Spring 2022 Participant
Kris did an amazing job. Her hard work really paid off and gave me the best study abroad experience I could ever ask for.

Spring 2022 Participant
Take every opportunity you have to experience something new, you won't regret it!

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Testimonial:
Testimonial:
Being able to experience all the amazing memories of Italy with a group of girls that I now consider family is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Not only do I now have life-long friends, I have memories of a place I can now call home and hope to continue to visit for the rest of my life. On top of the memories I gained in Italy, I also got to learn about its rich history, more specifically its rich art history, while actually experiencing the places and pieces we talked about in class. Without that and Jennifer to guide us through it, it would have felt more like we were tourists instead of us feeling like we were becoming part of the community.
     — Kimberly Nugent, Spring 2018
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