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Admission  requirements

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Seminarians - Applicants who wish to enter St. John Vianney College Seminary at the beginning of any semester must first initiate application procedures by contacting the diocesan Vocation Director, bishop or religious superior concerned. No applicant will be admitted to the College Seminary without first securing acceptance
by a diocese or religious community. When this process is completed and acceptance assured, the College will forward the prospective applicant all appropriate forms.
A student’s application for admission is complete when the college seminary has received the following:

1. A completed application for admission form
2. Proof of completion of High School or Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED)
3. Official transcripts of high school and college credits sent directly by the school(s) attended
4. A high school and college GPA of 2.0 or above
5. All applicants to the freshman class from the United States, who will be entering college for the first time, must submit scores for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) from the College Board or the examination by the American College Testing Program (ACT)
6. Successful completion of a Psychological Evaluation performed by the sponsoring institution
7. Complete physical examination and record of inoculations
8. Three letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant’s pastor or from a priest who knows the applicant well
9. Personal interview
10. Sacramental records
11. Background checks through VCHS or
    country of origin.

After receipt of all of the above, the Admissions Committee of the College Seminary will consider the application and inform the applicant of their decision. Generally, the decision will be conveyed no later than three weeks after the completion of the candidate’s file.
 

The Admissions Committee requests that the applicant visit the Seminary for the purpose of interviews and possible further testing. All applicants are strongly encouraged, if it is feasible to do so, to visit the Seminary prior to application. Vocation awareness weekends are
scheduled throughout the year to acquaint all prospective candidates with the program of the seminary.

Non-seminarians applying for admissions to the College simply should address their application to:

Office of Admissions
St. John Vianney College Seminary
2900 S.W. 87 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33165-3244

An application for admission by a non-seminarian is complete when the college has received the following:

1. A completed application for admission form
2. Proof of completion of high school or Graduate
3. Equivalency Diploma (GED)
4. Official transcripts of high school and college credits from any institution of higher education previously attended by the applicant 4. A high school and college GPA of 2.0 or above
5. Scores for the SAT or the ACT
6. Three letters of recommendation, including one from the applicant’s pastor or from a priest who knows the applicant well
7. Personal interview with the Admissions Committee
8. Background checks through VCHS or
   country of origin.

The application for the non-seminarian will be processed by the Academic Division which will subsequently notify the applicant of its final decision.
All academic rules and requirements listed in this catalog apply to non-seminarians as well.