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The following dates are for our upcoming 2022-2023 academic year at the Siena School for Liberal Arts and our partner school the Siena Art Institute: 

Fall Semester 2022 (Sept 12- Dec 9, 2022)

• September 5-9: Online intro unit group meetings, focusing on preparation for your arrival in Siena
• September 12: Students meet the school staff at Florence’s Peretola Airport and depart for orientation. We ask that students arrive by 2pm in time to meet staff at the arrivals area by 3pm at the latest.
• September 13-14: Orientation activities
• September 15-17: Intensive coursework for Italian language & Orientation in Siena
• September 19: Semester elective courses begin.
• October 24-26: Mid-term exams and critiques
• October 27-Nov 1: Mid-term break. 
• December 3: End of Semester exhibition opening 4-6 pm.
• December 5-6: Final exams and course critiques.
• December 7: Final Dinner.
• December 8-9: Departure. (You are responsible for your own return transportation.)

Spring Semester 2023 (Monday January 30 - Friday April 28, 2023) 
Application deadline Nov 1

• Jan 23-27: Pre-departure online orientation meetings and Italian language intro.
• Jan 30: Students meet the school staff at Florence’s Peretola Airport. We ask that students arrive by 2pm in time to meet staff at the arrivals area by 3pm at the latest.  Note: For U.S. students this means catching a flight on Sunday Jan 29 to arrive to Italy on Monday Jan 30.
• Jan 31-Feb 3: Orientation & Intensive Italian intro
• February 4: Intensive Italian quiz
• February 6: Elective Courses begin
• March 20-23: Midterm exams and critiques
• April 7-10: Long weekend break (Easter Sunday April 9)
• April 22: End-of-Semester Exhibition Inauguration 4-6pm
• April 24-26: Final Exams and Critiques
• April 26: Final Dinner
• April 27-28: Departure (You are responsible for your own return transportation.)

Fall Semester 2023 (Sept 11 - Dec 8, 2023)

Application deadline: May 15 2023

• September 4-8: Online intro unit group meetings, focusing on preparation for your arrival in Siena
• September 11: Students meet the school staff at Florence’s Peretola Airport and depart for orientation. We ask that students arrive by 2pm in time to meet staff at the arrivals area by 3pm at the latest.
• September 12-13: Orientation activities & arrivals paperwork
• September 14-16: Intensive coursework for Italian language
• September 18: Semester elective courses begin.
• October 24-26: Mid-term exams and critiques
• October 27-Nov 1: Mid-term break. 
• December 4: End of Semester exhibition opening 4-6 pm.
• December 5-6: Final exams and course critiques.
• December 6: Final Dinner.
• December 7-8: Departure. (You are responsible for your own return transportation.)

Note: Without reducing instructional contact hours, we have slightly compressed the dates of our standard semester to 89 days.  With this calendar fitting within the 90-day limit for Americans to travel to Italy without need for a visa, this allows American students the convenience of travelling to Italy without the need for visa paperwork, which is a slightly more cumbersome process amidst covid-19 restrictions.