{"id":948,"count":4,"description":"<strong>Quicklinks: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/study-abroad\/\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/study-abroad-costs-scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/apply-study-abroad-spc\/\">How to Apply<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/category\/student-resources\/\">Resources <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/pexels-chait-goli-2031967-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"316\" height=\"178\" \/>Application Closed.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/Apply_Now_1.png\" alt=\"Apply Now\" width=\"187\" height=\"47\" \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/Italy-updated-2025-itinerary.pdf\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15179\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/SeeTravelItinerary.png\" alt=\"See Italy Study Abroad Travel Itinerary\" width=\"187\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/Study-Abroad-Student-Estimated-Cost.xlsx\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-15180\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/ViewTripCosts.png\" alt=\"View Italy Study Abroad Program Costs\" width=\"187\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Course Dates: <\/strong>March 17 - June 2, 2025\r\n<strong>Travel Dates: <\/strong>May 15th - 24th, 2025\r\n\r\n<strong>Study Abroad with SPC in Italy!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"L\u2019Italia \u00e8 il paese dove le stelle brillano di pi\u00f9,\" means\u00a0 \"Italy is the country where the stars shine the brightest\".\r\n\r\nExperience an exciting program to Italy, highlighting the three cities of Venice, Florence, and Rome. Students will experience\u00a0 the significant impact Italy has had on historical advances in astronomy and how in turn the study of astronomy influenced Italian culture.\r\n\r\nSPC students will create life-long relationships with travel mates and professors through course work, meetings and cultural events, and of course, gain unique and valuable experiences during this study abroad program.\r\n\r\n<strong>Think you can't afford to study abroad? <\/strong>Scholarships and other ways to fund your study abroad program are available. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/study-abroad-costs-scholarships\/\">Explore scholarship options now.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Available courses<\/strong> - Students must enroll in <strong>at least one course<\/strong> from the list below. Note: Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites.\r\n\r\n<strong>Professor: Bruce McClintock\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/AST-1002-ITALY-May-2025-syllabus.pdf\">AST 1002<\/a> \u2013 Introduction to Astronomy<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/AST1003-ITALY-May-2025-syllabus.pdf\">AST 1003<\/a> \u2013 The Solar System<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Lead faculty contacts<\/strong>\r\nAfter you submit the application online, we will review your application and e-mail you with details of scheduling your interview with the Italy program lead faculty, <a href=\"mailto:McClintock.Bruce@spcollege.edu\">Bruce McClintock<\/a><a href=\"mailto:tunceren.lillien@spcollege.edu\">\u00a0<\/a> (727) 394-6167.\r\n\r\n<strong>Other SPC Study Abroad programs<\/strong>\r\nLearn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/where-in-the-world-is-spc\/\">other Study Abroad countries<\/a> where SPC students have made their mark.\r\n\r\n<strong>Student Study Abroad Blog<\/strong> - For a taste of what it's like to study abroad, read posts from other SPC students below.","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/category\/italy-2025\/","name":"Italy 2025","slug":"italy-2025","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}