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Veterans Application Process

What are we looking for?

St. Thomas admits veteran undergraduate students on a rolling basis for both the fall and spring semesters.

We review applications throughout the year until the beginning of each semester, so there is no specific application deadline. Just complete your application and we'll have a decision for you within two weeks.

Veterans Apply as Transfer Students

Due to the college credits that veterans have received from their military service, veterans must apply as a transfer student, so you might see that language during the application process.

How to Apply

Apply online (for free) using our application for veteran students:

• Contact Admissions

Parts of the Application

Transcript(s)

Code of Conduct Form

Essay

Other Materials

Transcripts (Required)

High school and college transcripts are required from ALL schools and institutions you've attempted credits from – including PSEO or dual-enrollment credits and/or your from the military.

A high school transcript is only required from transfer students if you have completed fewer than 24 transferable college-level semester (36 quarter) credits.

Transcripts must be mailed, faxed, emailed or sent electronically to us directly from the school.

Please note that transfer students who enroll at the university are required to provide all final official transcripts, including high school transcript if required, prior to registering for courses in their second semester of enrollment. 

Code of Conduct Form (Required)

The Code of Conduct form asks about your disciplinary and behavioral history. Please complete the top half of the form, then have your current or most recent institution complete the bottom half before submitting it to us.

Military Veteran Students with no college or university background can submit a copy of their DD 214. The DD 214 must list the reason for separation and the type of discharge from the military.

To fill out the form electronically, please use the "Fill & Sign" option in Adobe Acrobat.

Essay (Recommended)

Though you aren't technically required to answer our essay questions, we highly recommend that you do. We want to learn a little about you as a person and this is our way of doing it.

We accept an essay based on our prompts or a paper you have written for class. Here are the current essay prompts:

1. Discuss a meaningful contribution you have made through involvement in school, church or community activities.
2. Describe an event, a person or an educational experience that has had a major impact on your life and why.
3. Share additional information about your personal story that would be beneficial to the application review process. What do you want the readers to know about you apart from courses, grades and test scores?

We recommend that your essay be one to two pages long.

We also ask a second essay question about your experience with diversity and inclusion. This essay is also optional, but will give you a chance to reflect and speak from your heart.

Other Materials (Optional)

You're welcome to submit any letters of recommendation, official (school code: 2102) or (school code: 6110) test scores or any other materials you think will enhance your application.

Contact your admissions counselor for advice on what to submit.

Transcript(s)

Transcripts (Required)

High school and college transcripts are required from ALL schools and institutions you've attempted credits from – including PSEO or dual-enrollment credits and/or your from the military.

A high school transcript is only required from transfer students if you have completed fewer than 24 transferable college-level semester (36 quarter) credits.

Transcripts must be mailed, faxed, emailed or sent electronically to us directly from the school.

Please note that transfer students who enroll at the university are required to provide all final official transcripts, including high school transcript if required, prior to registering for courses in their second semester of enrollment. 

Code of Conduct Form

Code of Conduct Form (Required)

The Code of Conduct form asks about your disciplinary and behavioral history. Please complete the top half of the form, then have your current or most recent institution complete the bottom half before submitting it to us.

Military Veteran Students with no college or university background can submit a copy of their DD 214. The DD 214 must list the reason for separation and the type of discharge from the military.

To fill out the form electronically, please use the "Fill & Sign" option in Adobe Acrobat.

Essay

Essay (Recommended)

Though you aren't technically required to answer our essay questions, we highly recommend that you do. We want to learn a little about you as a person and this is our way of doing it.

We accept an essay based on our prompts or a paper you have written for class. Here are the current essay prompts:

1. Discuss a meaningful contribution you have made through involvement in school, church or community activities.
2. Describe an event, a person or an educational experience that has had a major impact on your life and why.
3. Share additional information about your personal story that would be beneficial to the application review process. What do you want the readers to know about you apart from courses, grades and test scores?

We recommend that your essay be one to two pages long.

We also ask a second essay question about your experience with diversity and inclusion. This essay is also optional, but will give you a chance to reflect and speak from your heart.

Other Materials

Other Materials (Optional)

You're welcome to submit any letters of recommendation, official (school code: 2102) or (school code: 6110) test scores or any other materials you think will enhance your application.

Contact your admissions counselor for advice on what to submit.