Official transcripts of undergraduate studies and any post-graduate studies.
Two or more letters of recommendation from officials or faculty members of institutions previously attended.
A letter of support from a bishop or religious superior:
Candidates for orders, deacons, priests and members of institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life must submit a letter from their (arch)bishop or superior. This letter must state that the (arch)bishop or superior is assigning you to studies here, that you are in good standing in the Church, and the specific office (individual or title and address) which will be responsible for payment of your University expenses.
In addition, priests (religious and diocesan) should complete the forms required by the Archdiocese of Washington advising the Archdiocese of your residence here.
A personal statement addressing motivations and goals for joining the program.
Writing sample (Licentiate program only: paper, homily or articledoes not need to be more than two pages).
The GRE is not required for admissions to the JCL degree program, however, persons who request scholarships might be required to submit Official GRE test scores

Minimally accepted TOEFL scores, when applying for graduate programs, are 550-paper, 213-computer, and 80 Internet. Students taking the TOEFL should have at least 20 out of 30 in each of the TOEFL subcategories. The minimally accepted graduate IELTS score is 6.5. Individual IELTS test module scores are also reviewed in addition to the overall IELTS score.