Also available are daily sightseeing activities and, at a modest additional cost, all-day excursions to nearby cities on weekends. In addition to formal classroom study, participants will have an unusual opportunity to become familiar with contemporary Italian culture and its roots. Siena itself, set in the midst of the extraordinarily beautiful Tuscan countryside, looks as much as it did at the end of the Middle Ages. Florence, an hour away, offers important Renaissance architecture, world-renowned museums of Italian painting and Etruscan art, and famous shops. Excursions to Rome and Assisi as well as towns near Siena such as Volterra, San Gimignano and Pisa help round out the picture of Italian culture from the Etruscans and Romans to the present.
Teaching is done by native bilingual faculty as part of the cultural immersion program.
To facilitate the transfer of credits, all students will receive official transcripts from Montclair State University. Visiting students are required to consult with the academic adviser at the home college prior to enrolling in order to clarify the transfer of credits to meet institutional degree requirements.