ECU Tuscany: Application
The ECU Tuscany application is available on the Pirates Abroad website. You must complete the entire application and submit it online. Once your application is reviewed by staff you will receive an e-mail notification with the decision. If accepted, the e-mail will contain directions to confirm your spot in the program. Please note that there is a 2.5 minimum GPA requirement for this program.
Any student with a GPA below 2.5 may be placed on a waiting list and may be reconsidered at the end of the following semester.
If you would like to inquire about the status of your application at any time, please contact Shadawn Simmons, simmonssh@ecu.edu.
Non-ECU Students
Undergraduate Students
Any student enrolled in an undergraduate program at another university can easily apply to East Carolina University in order to be a part of the ECU Tuscany program. A visiting student application along with a $75.00 application fee is required. You will also need a form completed and signed off by your advisor to certify your classes. You do not have to wait to be accepted to ECU before applying to the ECU Tuscany program.
Non-ECU students will not be accepted into the ECU Tuscany program until they are both admitted to ECU and have completed the ECU Tuscany application.
Click here to get started on the visiting student application.
Graduate Students
If you have completed an undergraduate degree at ECU or another university and wish to attend our program, you will need to complete and submit a Non-Degree Graduate application through the Graduate School. Visiting student applications are for undergraduate degree-seeking students only. The non-degree application requires a $75 application fee payable and an official transcript showing your awarded undergraduate degree. Please be aware that non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid.
Non-ECU students will not be accepted into the ECU Tuscany program until they are both admitted to ECU and have completed the ECU Tuscany application.
Click here to get started on the non-degree graduate application.