Credits, Scholarships and CILS at Parola School

University Credits with Parola School

Parola Italian language school offers credits and scholarships to students who would like to learn Italian in Florence. Parola also provides Italian language programs in cooperation with American universities.

Italian Language Scholarships in Florence

Students may take advantage of a certain amount of scholarships for Italian language as well, in case they enroll in Italian courses at our school in Florence.

Please, contact our office in Florence for further information on the educational grants of Parola Italian school.

Application for Credits of the Italian Language School Parola

Educational credits at the Italian language school Parola must be previously arranged by the study abroad office of the student's university. The student should keep the following in mind:

• Students who wish to receive credit should check with their Dean before enrolling

• For American universities, one semester credit (3 points) usually corresponds to 40 hours of study

Italian Language Scholarships from Italian Culture Institutes

If you want to apply for a scholarship, you must contact the Italian cultural institutes, consulates, or the Italian embassy in your own country. Alternatively, you can write directly to:

Ministero degli Affari Esteri - Dipartimento IX

Piazza della Farnesina, 1 Rome - Italy

The school Parola can provide, whenever there is a possibility, a certain amount of scholarships to study Italian language in Florence. Contact the school for further information and scholarship availability.

An Italian language scholarship for the student at our school usually covers 50% of tuition expenses.

The Italian school Parola find the accommodation in Florence to students participating in its scholarship programs or in its university credits summer courses in Florence.

Please note:

Accommodation is not part of the fee guaranteed by the Italian scholarship given by the Italian language school Parola. Students have to personally pay the total amount of their lodging during their stay in Florence. Contact the Parola Italian school office to get more detailed information on Italian scholarships in Florence.

Course for Italian CILS Examination (Certificato Italiano come lingua seconda)

The Italian language school Parola provides a preparatory courses for 5 CILS certification levels:

• Absolute Beginners
• 1st Level Certificate
• 2nd Level Certificate
• 3rd Level Certificate
• 4th Level Certificate

The CILS certificate is conferred by the University of Foreigners of Siena.

CILS exam dates in 2011: June 9th, 2011, December 1st, 2011

Contact for More Detailed Information

For more detailed information regarding the CILS Certification, please contact the office in Florence of the Parola Italian language school.