In this study center program, students live and learn in Rome, studying at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, established in 1965 by representatives of ten American colleges and universities. Rigorous coursework is focused on ancient and classical studies. Students take a minimum of four courses, and a major part of the work is a required comprehensive and integrated course called The Ancient City. The Center, where students live and study, is located just a ten-minute bus ride from downtown Rome, an epicenter of ancient history, art, and culture. This program is for Classical and Mediterranean or Art History majors only.

Beginning with the fall 2025 application cycle, all students will apply via the new Duke application portal: my.globaled.duke.edu as well as have a Vanderbilt application. 

The Centro does not follow a rolling admissions process. All applications are reviewed after the application deadlines: October 1 for spring admissions and March 15 for fall admissions. Admissions decisions are typically released within two weeks of the deadline. 

Duke University does not automatically send transcripts for Centro students at the end of their semester. Students can request that their transcripts be sent to Vanderbilt via the Duke Registrar. 

VISA NOTICE:

Beginning January 10, 2025, every student must visit their local Consulate to be fingerprinted. 

The new requirement means students will need to personally travel to an Italian Consulate and secure individual in-person appointments. Batch processing will not be an option, and this will increase overall visa costs as well. At present, the Italian government is still working with their Consulates to establish the new procedures, which likely won't be made public until sometime in early January 2025.