The Honors Program builds community through small discussion-based classes focused on intellectual discourse. The Distinguished Scholars Program prepares top upperclass cadets for post-graduate international fellowships and study at prestigious institutions. The 1842 Program involves cadets in specialized individual mentoring opportunities focused on leadership.
Selective Academic Programs
We have three distinct academic programs for intellectually motivated students
to explore as a possible fit. Each has their own distinctive qualities.
Academic News
The Citadel has successfully met all the requirements for its once-a-decade reaccreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC.
Cadet Zoe Crecos interviewed Robert “Bob” Riggle, Ph.D., professor and the head of the Department of Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Economics at The Citadel. 
While the general perception of spies and espionage is conflated with secrecy, The Citadel is working to dispel conspiracy and invite the study of open-source information in the college's largest single major.