Welcome to The Citadel’s Advising Hub
Academic advising is a partnership that helps students define goals, navigate challenges, and make the most of their Citadel experience. The Advising Hub serves as your central destination for tools, resources, and guidance that support student success from matriculation to graduation. Whether you’re a student seeking direction or an advisor helping shape educational journeys, you’ll find the information, connections, and support needed to foster meaningful advising conversations and informed decision-making.
- Vision: The Citadel will provide exemplary advising to support student engagement contributing to the development of tomorrow’s principled leaders.
- Mission: The Citadel shall further its mission to develop principled leaders and citizen-soldiers, by supporting all students in achieving academic, career, and life goals through effective, individualized advising.
- Definition of Advising: Advising is a partnership between the student and the advisor, in which the student assumes a leadership role in exploring and pursuing informed academic, career, and life goals.
Putting our vision, mission, and advising philosophy into practice starts with providing the right resources at the right time. Whether you’re preparing for an advising meeting, looking for resources to support student success, learning about the diverse populations we serve, or navigating important academic processes, the Advising Hub is here to help. To find what you’re looking for, browse the menu across the top of the page or use the buttons below to jump directly to the resources and information that matter most to you. Whether you’re seeking guidance or providing it, the Advising Hub supports meaningful partnerships that help students thrive at The Citadel.
NACADA | The Global Community for Academic Advising
NACADA (opens in a new tab)serves as the leading professional association for academic advising in higher education, promoting and supporting quality advising that enhances students’ educational development. At The Citadel, our approach to advising is informed by NACADA’s view of academic advising as an integral component of the teaching and learning mission of higher education. Through a collaborative partnership between students and advisors, advising empowers students to clarify goals, make informed decisions, connect their educational experiences to future aspirations, and take an active role in their academic journey. By embracing nationally recognized advising principles and best practices, The Citadel is committed to fostering meaningful advising relationships that support student success, engagement, and the development of principled leaders.
- Definition & Scope of Practice (opens in a new tab): Defines academic advising as a profession and outlines its purpose, responsibilities, and role in supporting student success.
- Core Competencies (opens in a new tab): Identify the knowledge, skills, and behaviors expected of effective academic advisors.
- Core Values (opens in a new tab): Describe the principles and ethical commitments that guide meaningful advising relationships.
- Concept of Academic Advising (opens in a new tab): Explains advising as a collaborative teaching and learning process that promotes students’ educational, career, and personal development.
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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.