Before applying for entry into St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, it is highly recommended that you come to the Seminary for a visit some time during the academic year. During this visit, you can meet the priests and the seminarians, attend classes, and participate in the everyday activities of seminary life.

When one is ready to apply, the following documents must be prepared:

1. Certificate of Baptism
   
2. Certificate of Confirmation
   
3. Certificate of the Catholic Marriage of your parents
4. All scholastic records
5. A letter of recommendation from, in order of preference, (a) pastor (b) any priest
            (c) a professional person, which attests to your good morals and character.
6. Two recent photographs of yourself
   
7. The seminary health forms
   
8. Handwritten Autobiography
   

The sacramental documents must be originals i.e. they must bear the actual seal of the parish.  Copies, even certified or notarized, are unacceptable.  In addition, the sacramental documents must not be more than six months old, i.e. the date of issue affixed by the parish must not exceed six months when they are presented to the seminary.  These documents are readily obtained at the parish in which the sacrament was administered.  The seminary will retain these documents permanently, even if you should leave or be dismissed.