Teach in Italy for Fall of 2025
October 17, 2024 - 01:57 PM
The Mt. San Antonio College Study Abroad program and Southern California Foothills Consortium (SCFC) is inviting faculty to join our Florence, Italy study abroad program for Fall 2025 (pending approval from the Citrus College Board of Trustees). The semester in Florence program is open to faculty who will be tenured by the Fall 2025 semester. The Florence program is coordinated in conjunction with the American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS) and will begin on September 5 and end on November 29, 2025.
Requirements and Course Preferences:
- Four courses with no prerequisites (one course with a prerequisite may be acceptable)
- General Education (IGETC) courses are preferred
- No additional lab hours
- Lab facilities are not available abroad
Faculty Support:
- Round-trip flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Florence(FLR) on the scheduled group flight. Alternatively, faculty may wish to make their own flight arrangements. In this situation AIFS will reimburse the Southern California Foothills Consortium faculty the optional student airfare fee once the program has departed the U.S.
- Accommodation in a centrally located, self-catered one-bedroom apartment, utilities included. Upgrades to larger apartments available for an additional fee. Faculty may identify and book their own housing, within an agreed budget, and be reimbursed by AIFS if preferred.
- Full participation in all activities scheduled on the itinerary, on the same basis as the students, including group meals, transfers, entrances, sightseeing tours, etc.
- AIFS will provide the Southern California Foothills Consortium faculty members with an official immigration invitation letter as required by Italian law for all U.S. faculty visiting for short term programs.
Faculty benefits are paid in full for an enrollment of 30 paying students or more, or pro rata for a lower enrollment.
If you would like to have the opportunity to instruct abroad in Florence, please click here to download the application (or visit Citrus’ study abroad page and click on the ‘Faculty Generic Application’ on the bottom tab). Please let us know if you have any time constraints or questions. Return the application to jmorris@citruscollege.edu no later than Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.
If you have further questions, contact John Morris (626) 914-8560.
