Experience Florence
Florence Italy, the cultural jewel in the heart of Tuscany, is the home of the Wichita State University Summer Voice Program. Walk the same cobblestone streets traveled by geniuses of the Italian Renaissance. Immerse yourself in the original language of opera in the very city where the Camerata created the first music dramas. Attend an opera at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival. Take a weekend excursion to La Scala or Verona. All the while, you can earn credit toward your degree. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore your world and an invaluable part of your education as a vocalist-one that cannot be gained in a traditional classroom. You will make discoveries that you would never dream possible. And you will have the adventure of a lifetime.
Program Fees are $4,499
due March 22, 2010
Included:
Accomodations in furnished apartments
Apartment utility allowance (43 Euros per student)
Medical and travel insurance
Permesso di Soggiorno
CAPA Italian for Singers Course
Pre-Departure Orientation
On-site Orientation
All field trips within Florence (tickets to shows seen with group)
Not included in fees: Airfare, passport and Visa fees, meals and personal expenses, apartment utility costs (in excess of the 43 Euro allowance), Wichita State tuition (optional for degree credit), and anything not specified as included.
$150 refundable housing security deposit (due with final payment, March 22, 2010), will be invoiced in addition to the program fees. The balance, less any charges for damages, missing items or utility overages, will be refunded within 45 days of the last day of the program.
Financial Aid
Grants, loans and scholarships may be used to pay program fees.
Students who are awarded financial aid are required to pay a minimum of 30% of the program fee by March 22, 2010, or the late fee will be applied. The completed CAPA Financial Aid Disbursement Form must be included with payment before the final payment deadline. This form will be mailed to all participants upon submitting an application to CAPA. Full payment of the remaining 70% of program fees are due May 3, 2010.
Apply on your campus immediately. Allow up to eight weeks for your financial aid request to be processed.
Accomodations
Students stay in furnished apartments in Florence. Two-to-four-bedroom apartments allow for one or two students per room. Apartment kitchen includes cooking and dining equipment. Towels not included. Excursions and activities
Attendance at one or two operatic performances or other cultural activities is included in the program fees. During free time, students will have the opportunity to attend opera performances at La Scala, Verona, Rome, or Bologna.
Optional Degree Credit
Students may enroll for WSU credit (2 hours Applied Voice and/or 2 hours Special Topics seminar). Students should follow 2010 summer catalogue time schedule and procedures.
Registration
Please enclose a check for $300 payable to CAPA with your completed and signed CAPA application. This deposit will secure your place in the program. $250 is non-refundable. Please include Program Reference Code: 090601KSWSUFLO on all payments and correspondence.
Mail application and deposit to:
CAPA Student Services, 210 Union Wharf, Boston MA 02109
tele: (800) 793-0334, fax: (857) 207-3324
email: amcdonnell@capa.org
website: www.capa.org
Payment Schedule
$300 deposit due with application.
$4,649 (includes $150 refundable housing deposit) must be received by March 22, 2010.
Late Fees
$100 late fee will be applied to all applications received after March 22, 2010 and to all accounts with an outstanding balance 70 days prior to departure
WSU Contact Information
Dr. Dorothy Crum, Chair, Voice/Choral, Wichita State University (316)978-6473, cantainitalia@wichita.edu
Armin Gerhard, Interim Director of International Studies, Wichita State University (316)978-3232, armin.gerhard@wichita.edu
Office of Financial Aid, (316)978-3430
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