Italian
College of Arts & Sciences
An undergraduate major in Italian Studies allows students to develop advanced Italian language skills and cultural fluency. Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance, remains central in the realms of art, design, food and manufacturing. In the major, students refine their skills in Italian while pursuing topics ranging from Dante to contemporary popular culture. As students engage with cultural forms (art, literature, cinema, language and identity, fashion, immigration, religion), they develop robust analytical, rhetorical and methodological skills. Graduates of this degree pursue careers in a variety of fields such as marketing, technology, health care, law, education, media and communication and the arts.
Applicant type
First-year students can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
An application for general admission to the UW is required for all transfer students. UW accepts general applications for Autumn and Winter with some select majors allowing applications in Spring. Review your intended major’s website for information about which quarters it is open for admission.
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
Use the information below to help you prepare for this major. Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the major before transfer.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses RECOMMENDED for admission:
- College-level foreign language
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 2
Total from Washington community colleges: 0
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00:
3.50 – 3.74:
3.25 – 3.49:
3.00 – 3.24:
2.75 – 2.99:
2.50 – 2.74:
2.49 and below: