Rome-CIEE Business and Culture

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

• Business and Culture program track*
• Italian language course
• Business and non-business related courses taught in English at the CIEE study center for U.S. students
• Optional Enrollment in 1 course at the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS). 
• Optional, unpaid 3-credit internship (placements available in English and Italian)
  • 8-10 hours/week (min. 135 hours per semester)
  • Placements in Accounting, Communications, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales

This program is restricted to students admitted to the Kelley School of Business.

The program will satisfy the IUB Gen Ed World Languages and Culture Requirement.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

CIEE Housing options include:

• Standard housing
  • single or double room in homestay (two meals/day included)
  • double or triple room in shared apartment or residence hall
  • these options are within a 50-minute commute from CIEE Rome
• Select housing
  • single room in apartment or residence hall (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • this option is within a 50-minute commute from CIEE Rome
• Select Plus housing
  • single room in apartment or residence hall (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • this option is within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Rome
• See CIEE program information here (select "Destinations & Activities" from the navigation bar). 

• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing. Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Rome.

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• are an admitted Kelley business student
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

No Italian language background required.

Business majors must have (or will have) successfully completed the KSB prerequisite of the Business Integrative Core (or equivalent coursework at an IU campus outside Bloomington) by the start of the program

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2025

Spring 2025

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.
• Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.