Italian studies courses are available in Italian language, literature, history, music, and cinema. Italian language classes are supplemented by a language exchange program in which students are matched with Italian students for language practice, and SACI also organizes extra-curricular activities to bring students into social contact with their Italian counterparts. Coursework is supplemented by a special evening lecture series featuring artists, art historians, educators and prominent figures associated with the study of Italian art. All classes offer frequent excursions to the major museums, churches and monuments of Florence as well as artists' studios, private collections, galleries, art fairs, and crafts centers. Field trips are organized to such locations as Rome, Milan, Bologna, Assisi, Pisa, Siena, Ravenna, and San Gimignano, among others.
Housing is provided in shared apartments throughout the central area of the city.