Institutional Mission Statement

     The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, is a
state-supported four-year comprehensive college.  Throughout its
history, The Citadel's primary purpose has been to educate male
undergraduates as members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets
and to prepare them for post-graduate positions of leadership
through academic programs of recognized excellence supported by
the best features of a structured military environment.  The
cadet lifestyle provides an environment which supports the growth
and development of character, physical fitness, and moral and
spiritual principles.

     A complementary purpose of The Citadel, realized through the
College of Graduate and Professional Studies, is to serve the
citizens of the Low Country and the state of South Carolina
through both undergraduate and graduate degree programs,
application and utilization of research, and a broad range of
professional development opportunities.  The same faculty and
academic support services are used in both programs.

     The Citadel supports equality of opportunity and freedom of
choice within South Carolina's diverse system of higher
education, through which each student can reach his or her
educational objectives.  In accomplishing its mission, The
Citadel attempts to attract the best possible students from its
respective service areas.  For the Corps of Cadets, a residential
all-male program of approximately 2000, the primary service area
is regional, with approximately 50% of each freshman class coming
from South Carolina, although the reputation of the school does
bring a number of students from all parts of the United States
and many foreign countries.  The primary service area for the
coeducational College of Graduate and Professional Studies is the
South Carolina Low Country.

     The Citadel provides a quality education through extensive
grounding in liberal arts and sciences.  Its primary emphasis is
on undergraduate education through a wide range of baccalaureate
degree programs in the humanities, social and natural sciences,
business administration, engineering, and education.  The
college's graduate programs offer degrees at the master's and
specialist levels.  Meeting the needs of the South Carolina Low
Country in terms of instruction, public service, and research,
including such initiatives as cooperative programs with other
educational institutions, is an important part of The Citadel's
mission.

     The Citadel strives to produce graduates who have insight
into issues, ideas, and values that are of importance to society.

It is equally important that Citadel graduates are capable of
both critical and creative thinking, have effective communication
skills, can apply abstract concepts to concrete situations, and
possess the methodological skills needed to gather and analyze
information.  

     The Citadel recognizes that the excellence of its
educational programs is dependent upon the quality of its
faculty.  It also acknowledges and endorses the teacher-scholar
ideal: that Citadel faculty will address audiences beyond the
immediate confines of the College by sharing their knowledge with
other scholars and with the public.  Traditionally, such sharing
is accomplished through teaching and lecturing, researching,
writing, publishing, and public service.