Lorenzo de Medici Summer Pre-departure Process

• Get a passport immediately. If you do not have a valid U.S. passport, you should apply for one right away using the ‘rush’ procedure. You may do this at any main post office or by visiting the passport office in Washington DC. If you already possess a passport, please check that it has not expired and that it will be valid for at least six months beyond your planned return to the United States.
• Review the Lorenzo de' Medici (LdM) Academic Calendar (PDF).
• Book your flight. Be sure to double check the academic calendar to arrive on the designated check-in day and depart on the designated check-out date. Your flight must arrive no later than 4:00pm on the check-in date. Florence participants should fly into Florence Airport. Once you book your flight, complete the flight itinerary portion of your Post-Acceptance in TU Horizons.
• Check our Resources page for student travel agency listings. NOTE: We recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover your flight in case of program itinerary changes or cancellation.
• You are responsible for making your way to the check-in location on the day of your arrival. Most students take a taxi from the airport to the check-in location; address and contact information will be forwarded to you within the week of your departure.
• Review the LdM course schedule and upload the LdM Course Registration Form (PDF) to Horizons in the 'Additional Documents' section of your application no later than April 15. Registration is on a rolling admission basis-first come, first serve. Courses fill up quickly so we recommend that you submit this form early.
• Review the LdM Rules of Conduct (PDF).
• Review the LdM Apartment Housing Booklet (PDF) or LdM Homestay Housing Booklet (PDF) (coming soon) and upload a completed Housing Application to Horizons in the 'Additional Documents' section of your application and submit your Housing Deposit (see housing booklet for payment information) to the TU Study Abroad & Away Office no later than April 15.
• You will be notified of your housing assignment (location and roommates)  the week prior to your departure.
• Upload a SIGNED photocopy of the information page of your passport to Horizons in the 'Additional Documents' portion of your application if you have yet to do so already.
• Upload a standard passport photo (color, 2x2 inches, full face, front view, glossy paper) to Horizons in the 'Additional Documents' section of your application no later than April 15.
• Attend the Towson University Study Abroad & Away Office general pre-departure orientation.