Admissions
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If you are interested in becoming a seminarian, the first step is to contact your Vocation Director. Each diocese has a vocation director entrusted with the responsibility of walking with men as they discern and explore the possibility of a calling to the priesthood. Your vocation director will be able to assist you and explain to you the process of applying to be a seminarian for your particular diocese. If you do not know who your vocation director is, a call to the diocesan offices should be able to provide that information.
If you are accepted as a seminarian by your diocese, then you are ready for the next step: applying for admission to the seminary itself. If your diocese sends students to Saint John Paul II Seminary (JPII), your vocation director will share with you some information about how to apply for admission specifically to JPII. All seminarians at JPII are also students at The Catholic University of America (CUA), and hence it is important to note that you need to be accepted by CUA as a student to be a seminarian at IHMS. Thus, successfully completing the application process to CUA is a condition for acceptance as a seminarian at JPII.
Once you have been accepted by both your diocese and CUA, then the seminary faculty will review your application materials and render a decision regarding your admission as a member of the JPII community. It may seem like a lengthy and involved process, but it begins with a very simple step: contacting your vocation director. In addition, you may certainly feel free to contact the seminary directly with any questions you may have.
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Tuition and Fees are paid directly to the Catholic University of America.
Room and Board are paid to John Paul II Seminary. Our campus is up the hill from CUA, and seminarians and priest formators reside here.
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Seminarians will receive a significant discount on tuition from The Catholic University of America. For this reason, other merit-based scholarships, though initially offered, might not be able to be accepted.
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Undergraduate Financial Aid at the Catholic University of AmericaFinancial Services at the Catholic University of America works with families to determine how much they can reasonably afford. You will be asked to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a standard national guide for obtaining financial information. FAFSA results take approximately two months to obtain. The university can then process your financial aid application.
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