Costs
Like all LHU summer programs costs include a program fee, airfare and tutition. The program fee for the LHU Italy Summer program covers lodging, field trips (all transportation and all museum entrance fees on field trips and some meals). Tuition is paid directly to LHU and is only for your classes.

Program Fee $2500
Program fee covers lodging, field trips(transportation and museum entrance fees on field trips and some meals).

The program fee is divided into two payments of $800 and $1700. The dues dates are as follows:
February 1, 2010, Initial deposit $800
March 15, 2010, Final program payment of $1700

Tuition and Fees $1700, approximately. (6 credits), for Pennsylvania residents

The above tuition rates are estimates based on Spring 2009 tuition. Tuition and fees will be billed directly to enrolled students by the LHUP Student Financial Services Office in June 2010.

Airfare Airfare estimate $950
(based on student rates from Student Universe and STA Travel).

All deposit checks can be sent directly to:
Insitute for International Studies
126 Akeley Hall
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, PA 17745

(Make checks payable to International Education and write Italy Summer program on the memo line of the check).

Please email Jason Bronner at jbronner@lhup.edu or call 570-484-2141, if you have questions.

Other Expenses
A. Estimate for textbooks and class supplies: $80.

B. Money for meals. Estimate $200-$300
Breakfast each day is already included in the cost of lodging. Students will need money for at least 9 meals while we are on field trips. Meal costs are comparable to eating out in the US. Students can save money by purchasing snacks, food and sandwiches at local grocery stores and markets for lunches or dinners in Italy and while traveling.

C. Money for souvenirs, postcards, stamps, phone calls.

D. Money for unexpected expenses. (could be band-aids, could be allergy medicine, could be money to replace a lost passport). No matter how many preparations and precautions we take, someone may gets sick (allergies, a cold), someone may lose something.

E. Money for other trips. Students may have a weekend or two free, (when we do not have trips planned). Some students decide to stay longer to visit other cities in Italy or Europe. Students may want to investigate current airfare on one of Europe's discount airlines or purchase a Eurail pass for the trains. Some students when traveling around town, choose to forgo the public transportation and pay for taxis.

F. Some students like to visit other sites and museums beyond the ones we will visit as a class. Many museums charge entrance fees.

If each student brings $750 with them to Italy they should be in good shape to cover expenses listed above in B through F. Some students will spend less and some will spend more.