THE CITADEL THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON, S. FOUNDED 1842 CATALOG ISSUE 2020-2021 Leadership Since 1842, The Citadel has molded individuals into leaders. As we enter a new millennium, The Citadel reaffirms its belief that the whole person is one who is worthy of the trust of others. The following qualities of leadership will be the guiding principles for The Citadel as we develop a new generation of leaders to serve their families, their communities, their professions, and their coun- try.
Citadel Core Values Honor • Duty • Respect The Characteristics of Principled Leadership Lead with humility Embrace a true, authentic self Act and speak with courage Develop and value people and resources Empower and hold others accountable Respect others by building trust and learning from mistakes Serve others before self These characteristics will guide our behavior and serve as our moral compass in all that we say and do. Walters, USMC President Brigadier General Sally C., SPHR Provost and Dean of the College Table of Contents Academic Calendar. 6 History of The Citadel. 12 Requirements for Admission.
24 Student Support Programs, Services, and Activities. 79 Financial Aid and Scholarships. 83 Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 94 The Citadel Honors Program.
96 The Undergraduate Curriculum. 100 Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business. 110 Department of Accounting and Finance. 114 Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
128 Department of Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Economics. 144 Zucker Family School of Education. 160 School of Engineering. 174 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
175 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 197 Department of Mechanical Engineering. 214 Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management. 230 School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
231 Department of Criminal Justice. 232 Department of English, Fine Arts, and Communications. 246 Department of History. 264 Department of Intelligence and Security Studies.290 Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
310 Department of Political Science. 340 Department of Psychology. 368 Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics. 378 Department of Biology.
379 Department of Chemistry. 400 Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences. 420 Department of Health and Human Performance. 436 Department of Mathematical Sciences.
462 Swain Department of Nursing. 474 Department of Physics. 482 Department of Leadership Studies. 496 Department of Aerospace Studies.
501 Department of Military Science. 506 Department of Naval Science. 510 Organization Board of Visitors. 527 Administrative and Activity Directors.
545 6 The Citadel The Citadel Academic Calendar 2020-2021 2020 2021 Aug. 8 Class of 2024 Reports Jan. 10 Winter Furlough Ends Corps of Cadets Return Aug. 16 Corps of Cadets Upperclass Students Report Jan.
13 Classes Begin for the Corps of Cadets/Day Students Aug. 19 Classes Begin for the Corps of Cadets/Day Students Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes) Aug 31 Last Day to Drop/Add Jan.
19 Last Day to Drop/Add Sept. 2 Labor Day (Classes Held) Mar. 12 Spring Furlough Begins after Last Oct. 2-4 Parents’ Weekend Class Oct.
28 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade Mar. 21 Spring Furlough Ends of “W” Corps of Cadets Return Nov. 3 Election Day Mar. 22 All Classes Resume Nov.
24 Fall Furlough Begins Mar. 27 Corps Day/Recognition Day after Last Class; SCCC/Day Classes End Mar. 30 Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of “W” Nov. 30 Reading Day Apr.
28 Exams Begin for Corps of Cadets/ Dec. 1 Exams Begin Online for Corps of Day Students Cadets/Day Students May 4 Exams End for Corps of Cadets/ Dec. 10 Exams End for Corps of Cadets/ Day Students Day Students Winter Furlough Begins May 8 Commencement May 10 Maymester and Summer I Evening Classes Begin May 24 Memorial Day (No Classes) May 28 Maymester Ends Jun. 1 Summer I Day Classes Begin Jun.
24 Summer I Evening Classes End Jun. 28 Summer II Evening Classes Begin Jun. 29 Summer I Day Classes End Jul. 9 Summer II Day Classes Begin 7 A Brief History of The Citadel Early Years The Citadel has a long history of preparing its graduates to serve their country, both in civil and military pursuits.
The idea of “citizen-soldiers,” trained to take up arms for their country in time of conflict but prepared to serve with integrity and discipline in all walks of life, has been central to its mission from its early years. In December of 1822, following the discovery of a slave revolt planned by Denmark Vesey, the South Carolina state legislature passed “An Act to Establish a Competent Force as a Municipal Guard for the Protection of the City of Charleston and Vicinity.” The original Citadel, intended to serve as an arsenal and guardhouse, was constructed near the site of Charleston’s Revolutionary War fortifications. Located just north of Calhoun Street, it stood in a neighborhood of free blacks, working-class whites, and slaves, where it provided a visible reminder of city authority. It was initially intended to house a municipal guard, but was instead guarded first by United States troops and then, during and after the Nullification Crisis in the early 1830s, by local troops.
In 1833, the legislature voted to consolidate arms and munitions at two locations, the Citadel in Charleston and the Arsenal in Columbia. In 1842, they voted to replace the local guard with students. Half of the students would pay tuition; the other half would be “beneficiary cadets,” young men selected from among the poorer residents of each county, whose tuition would be paid by the state. Importantly, all cadets took the same classes and performed the same duties, while uniforms erased social distinctions and rank was based on merit alone.
The inclusion of cadets from all counties helped unify the state politically, while the spaces available to beneficiary cadets made The Citadel one of the only places in the state where the sons of poorer citizens could gain a college education. In their curriculum and military training the schools were modeled on the United States Military Academy at West Point, Norwich (University), and the Virginia Military Institute. The first classes were taught in 1843. Two years later the Citadel and Arsenal were combined, so that fourth-class cadets (freshmen) attended classes at the Arsenal, then transferred to the Citadel for their remaining three years.
From the beginning, The Citadel was known for its high academic standards. Cadets were required to take courses in history, literature, logic, French, moral philosophy, and elocution, a liberal arts education that would prepare them to serve as leaders in public life. Many entered careers in law, medicine, and education. Others were called to religious service, including Bishop Ellison Capers, class of 1857, and William Porcher DuBose, class of 1855, one of the most influential theologians in the Episcopal tradition.
Cadets also studied the practical sciences, including chemistry, physics, civil and military engineering, mathematics, astronomy, geology, and surveying. Among the school’s early 8 The Citadel alumni, E. Heriot, Class of 1847, conducted the first railroad survey west and south of the Rio Grande River, while T. Arnold, Class of 1852, designed the harbor and wharves of San Francisco and Oakland, California.
Students also studied infantry and artillery tactics, and helped train the state’s Palmetto Regiment for service in the Mexican-American War. The Civil War and Reconstruction When South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860, federal troops were moved from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. To protect the entrance to Charleston Harbor, the Governor of South Carolina ordered a fortification to be constructed on Morris Island. On January 9, 1861, Citadel cadets who were stationed on Morris Island fired on a U.
steamer, the Star of the West, which had been sent to re-supply Fort Sumter. On January 28, 1861, the Corps of Cadets were incorporated into the military organization of the state as The Battalion of State Cadets. The cadets took part in eight engagements in defense of Charleston and South Carolina. In recognition of their service, the Office of the South Carolina Adjutant General authorized The Citadel to carry the following battle and campaign streamers: Star of the West, January 9, 1861 Wappoo Cut, November 1861 James Island, June 1862 Charleston and Vicinity, July to October 1863 James Island, June 1864 Tulifinny, December 1864 James Island, December 1864 to February 1865 Williamston, May 1865 The college remained in operation throughout much of the war, and cadets were eligible for commissions in the state’s military upon graduation.
Of the 224 graduates living at the time of the Civil War, 209 entered the Confederate service. Four graduates achieved the rank of Brigadier General: Johnson Hagood, Ellison Capers, Evander Law and Micah Jenkins. Citadel graduates were involved in the major battles of the war, including Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta, and Petersburg. The Arsenal Academy burned during the fall of Columbia in 1865 and never reopened.
The Citadel was occupied by federal troops when Union forces entered Charleston in early 1865. After the end of Reconstruction Citadel alumni, who had organized the Association of Graduates in 1852, pressured the legislature to reopen the school. Although many legislators questioned the need for a state-supported military college in the absence of munitions to guard, the support of alumni and the Washington Light Infantry, as well as the school’s renewed commitment to educating beneficiary cadets, ultimately saved the institution. It reopened in 1882.
History of The Citadel 9 Military Service Citadel alumni have served in all major military actions in which the United States has been involved since the late nineteenth century. Seventeen graduates served with volunteer regiments and five alumni served with the Regular Army in the Spanish-American War in 1898. The National Defense Act of 1916 began the formation of Reserve Officers Training Corps in U. colleges and offered the opportunity for recent graduates to enter the Regular Army.
315 Citadel graduates served in World War I; of the class of 1917, all 33 entered military service. During World War II, The Citadel had the distinction of having the highest percentage of its students enter the military service of any college, with the exception of the service academies. Of 2,976 living graduates in 1946, 2,927 had served their country. Before the end of the war, 279 Citadel men had given their lives.
Citadel graduates participated in all major campaigns of World War II, from Pearl Harbor through the major engagements in the European, North African, and Pacific Theaters, and at sea. A number of Citadel graduates fought in the Philippines and endured the Bataan Death March. The Citadel also provided wartime training to over 10,000 men under a contract with the War Department. In the Korean War, roughly 1500 alumni were on active duty, and 31 graduates were killed in action.
Sixty-five Citadel men gave their lives in Vietnam, and several graduates were prisoners of war in North Vietnam. Graduates also displayed their valor in the liberation of Grenada and peacekeeping operations in Beirut, Lebanon, and in the Balkans. During the Persian Gulf War 22 cadets served with Reserve and National Guard units; alumni served in both the Active and Reserve components of the Armed Forces. Citadel alumni, veteran students, and current cadets assigned to activated Reserve and National Guard units have served in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Twenty Citadel alumni have given their lives for their country in the War on Terror. Citadel Expansion The Corps of Cadets has grown from 43 students enrolled at the Arsenal and Citadel in 1843 to 2,356 in 2020. With 40 percent of the Corps now coming from out of state, and a student body that represents 27 different countries, the college draws students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The Citadel has attracted international students since the 1920s, when Chinese students entered as cadets, sponsored by the Boxer Indemnity Fund.
Most went on to serve in the Chinese Army, several achieving the rank of Brigadier General.