FAQs

Any incoming Citadel student who has been academically accepted and medically cleared may attend CSI.

All academically accepted Citadel students will need to submit an online registration form to reserve a space in the CSI program. This form will be available in early Spring 2025.

The completed Registration Form will reserve your spot for CSI; students must first receive medical clearance to attend The Citadel. If you have specific questions or concerns about the medical clearance process or your status, please contact The Citadel Infirmary at 843-953-4827.

Once your student portal credentials are available, you will receive them via email and will then be able to log into Lesesne Gateway, view your bill, and pay the CSI fee. CSI bills will be generated after the student is placed into classes. If you have any questions, please call us at 843-953-5155, or email CSI@Citadel.edu.

CSI students are part of a specialized summer training program with distinct requirements and expectations, differing significantly from The Citadel’s Corps of Cadets. Unlike “knobs” or “pre-knobs,” CSI students won’t be labeled as such, and the fourth-class system will NOT be implemented during CSI. The program doesn’t replicate the knob year experience; instead, it acts as a transitional phase between high school life and The Citadel’s distinctive environment.

• CSI students do not wear uniforms like cadets, but they are required to follow a specific dress code.
• CSI students do not earn punishments like cadets, but they do follow an accountability system in which they could be sent home after a certain number of violations.
• The fourth-class system will NOT be observed at any time during CSI.

No. Students wear civilian clothes during CSI consisting of khakis and provided CSI T-shirts.

Your luggage should be reasonably-sized (i.e., not take up the entire room). A bin, suitcase, or a trunk is fine as long as it is about 3’ tall/wide at most. Big bags are the best option because they can easily be stowed under the bed.

For hotel options and other visitor information, please see The Citadel’s “Visit the Citadel” website.

Family and friends of Citadel students are welcome to visit campus during the weekend, but will not be allowed into the barracks. Please check with your student prior to visiting to ensure they do not have any CSI scheduled activities.

Students have supervised weekend leave, which includes team-building, leadership activities, service projects, and opportunities to explore Charleston. Curfew is enforced on both weekdays and weekends, and weekend time off is granted in small increments (hours) rather than full days.

Attendance is required at all classes, Cadet Life/Knob Knowledge, meals, study periods, meetings, weekend excursions, and special presentations unless otherwise specified. Students who are tardy or absent for any required event will be subject to disciplinary action.  

Our daily schedule emphasizes discipline, academic excellence, and a healthy lifestyle. On weekends, students engage in various activities and excursions. For a detailed schedule, visit Additional Information.

• CSI students will have open rec time in Deas Hall, Monday through Thursday. Students can swim, lift weights, play racquetball, billiards, table tennis, darts, spikeball, and cornhole. Students can work on cardio and perform individual martial arts drills.
• Pick-up games of pickleball and volleyball will be offered and supervised by the ICRA Staff.
• Field Day for all squads will be on last Friday of CSI.

• We encourage CSI students to socialize and form friendships with their CSI classmates. We encourage students to utilize the Cadet Company Connection Request option for Matriculation.
• All students need to remember that the primary goal of attending CSI is to prepare for knob year academically, physically, as well as mentally. Personal relationships among students should promote this goal, rather than impede it.