Business Italian courses and the Italian of economy, commerce and tourism: if you work in a touristic or economical milieu take part to our business Italian course!

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Credits at School Porta d'Oriente

   School Porta d'Oriente students must make arrangements for transfer credit with their home institution. All School Porta d'Oriente programs are offered at recognized universities and there is usually no difficulty in arranging transfer credit to U.S. schools. In order to assure credit transfer, students should obtain written approval from their academic advisor, department chair and/or study abroad advisor that the courses selected will be awarded transfer credit. The amount of credit awarded is generally calculated on the total contact hours. Recommended credits in our current catalog are based on 15 classroom hours per semester credit. A semester program normally entails 12 to 16 semester credits, and a summer program normally entails 5 to 6 semester credits. The School Porta D'Oriente advisors can assist you with this process.

   It is the students' responsibility to keep all books, syllabi, exams, papers, etc. so that if need be, they can show their university administrators the work completed while abroad. Even if credits were approved prior to departure, it is still important to hold on to these documents in case the amount of credit is ever in question. Detailed course descriptions are available from School Porta D'Oriente for all programs to help evaluate transfer credit.

   School Porta D'Oriente is not responsible for the acceptance of transfer credit after the program is completed. Prior approval must be obtained from your academic advisor before the program begins. After completing your program abroad, you will receive an official transcript from the foreign university. Students not currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university who cannot obtain advance approval for credit transfer are advised to have their official transcripts sent to their home address after the program for their own records. Credit for internship activities and independent study projects must be negotiated on an individual basis by the student with his/her home institution.

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  • Anna from Sweden I have had a wonderful summer, I got to know a lot of new people and got a lot of new friends. I was staying two more weeks in Italy before I went home to Sweden, I went to St Benedetto del Tronto, Verona and Venezia, but I must say that I liked Otranto and Salento much much better. Thank you Barbara for everything. It has been the best summer in my life!read more >>
  • Madeleine from Swiss Mi é piaciuto molto il mio soggiorno a Otranto, il tipo di scuola mi conviene perfettamente. Per quanto riguarda la qualità dell'insegnamento, l'ho trovata excellente. E importante per me, ringraziare le mie professoresse. Le loro competenze pedagogiche, la loro pazienza e il loro entusiasmo mi hanno permesso d'imparare velocemente…read more >>
  • Maryse et Sylvianne from Belgium Chère Barbara, Nous voici bien rentrées de vacances, un peu mélancoliques d'avoir dû abandonner l'Italie. Nous avons été enchantées des cours que tu nous a donnés et entretenons notre italien en lisant dans la langue: nous ne voulons pas perdre les bénéfices obtenus…read more >>
  • Lorenza from Austria ...É stato molto bello da voi; colma di ricordi, che adesso vanno raccontati e saranno ben conservati. Il vostro entusiasmo per la vostra terra, la possibilità di avvicinarsi e aprirsi di più a questa grazie alle vostre spiegazioni e gite, la cordialità della gente, la luce e il caldo - tutte esperienze bellissime…read more >>
  • Cynthia from California italian language schoolDear Barbara: I am back in California and I enjoyed seeing the beautiful images on the CD you gave me. Thank you! The memories of those special places are etched onto my soul. Thanks again to you and Angelo for being so gracious and hospitable. I truly mean it when I say that we are friends…read more >>
  • Carla, David and family from Boston italian language school...the experience unforgettable for people of all ages. Attending the Scuola Porta d'Oriente is the opportunity of a lifetime and the school has my highest recommendation on all counts. If you travel the world, you will not find a more enchanting place or…read more >>
  • Sylke from Germany ...ora e esattamente un anno fa, che io ho fatto un corso d'Italiano nella Scuola Porta d'Oriente. Nella questa settimana ho imperato molto di nuovo sulla regione e in Italiano. E per le conversazione nelle lezioni ho potuto pratticare la conoscenza nuova. Nella nostra regione si deve cercare a lungo per queste lezioni…read more >>
  • Tina and Lionel fron London italian language schoolLionel and I loved the school because:
    - They have a nice, professional, dynamic team and they are very flexible, they can adapt their lessons to your needs.
    - They are located in Otranto, it's a beautiful, very interesting and incredibly rich in history part of Italy…read more >>
  • Annie from France ...Nostro gruppo ha avuto un'insegnante particolarmente competente che ha tenuto un corso tanto interessanto e vivo. Con la tua contribuzione entusiastica e grazie alle visite, ho possuto discoprire una regione tanto bella e particolare che non conoscevo, e la cultura affascinante della Grecia Salentina…read more >>
  • Kitty from Singapore ...Vorrei ringraziarvi per tutto. Mi sono divertita ad Otranto. Veramente, é un paese bellissimo. Non dimentico mai come ospitale la gente locale lì... Anche mi sono piaciute tantissimo l'escursione organizzate da voi. Eravate così appassionati e le spiegazioni erano chiare e interessanti. Adesso, so un po' di piú dell'italia…read more >>

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