Mount St. Mary's Seminary has trained over 2,600 men for a lifetime of priestly ministry within the church. All prospective applicants for admission must complete the appropriate admission application packet. Find what is required for you.
All applications should be submitted by July 1.
We welcome qualified graduate-level candidates sponsored by a diocese or religious order to apply to study as a seminarian in the Ordination/Master of Divinity program, and also offer a pre-theology program to prepare qualified undergraduate candidates for these programs. Lay students interested in our Master of Arts in Theology or Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree programs are welcome to apply, although it should be understood that these programs are built predominately out of courses in the Ordination program.
Applicants for the seminary ordination program are required to have sponsorship from a bishop or religious community, a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, and have completed 30 credits of undergraduate philosophy and 12 credits of undergraduate theology coursework. Applicants must complete and submit the following by July 1:
Complete the transcript request form and send all official transcripts from previous academic institution(s).
Results from the TOEFL exam is only required if English is not your native language.
Applicants preparing for the seminary ordination program are required to have sponsorship from a bishop or religious community, and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or evidence of enough transferable credits to complete such a degree within the two-year pre-theology program. Applicants must complete and submit the following steps by July 1:
Complete the transcript request form and send all official transcripts from previous academic institution(s).
Results from the TOEFL exam is only required if English is not your native language.
Official copies of evaluations and votes from previous formation programs, house studies (if applicable); official church certificates and copies of personal certificates or decrees, and a recent color photograph.
Applicants for the non-seminarian degree program are required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, a minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate philosophy coursework and permission from the seminary academic dean. Applicants must complete and submit the following by July 1:
Complete the transcript request form and send all official transcripts from previous academic institution(s).
The letter of recommendation should come from your pastor or dean.
It is the policy of Mount St. Mary's not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex or handicapping condition in recruitment or admission of students, or in the administration of the Mount's educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, and other Mount administered activities and programs. It is the policy of Mount St. Mary's to comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act in making its programs and facilities accessible.