{"id":221,"date":"2022-02-25T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/honors\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:24:22","slug":"application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/honors\/application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-program-application-process\">Honors Program Application Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Citadel Honors Program is a highly competitive four-year program, and hence, selection for the program occurs during an applicant\u2019s senior year of high school and after they have already received an admission offer from the College. It requires a separate application beyond the application or admission to the Citadel and comes after a student has been accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection process is a holistic one which considers a student\u2019s performance in high school, submitting an application, and undergoing a personal interview with Citadel faculty. We are looking for students who are committed to excellence and pushing their intellectual boundaries. Our ideal applicants are those with high potential that are driven towards success, but they are not always students who know exactly what they want to do yet on the other side of their four-year Citadel experience. We are not searching for \u201cperfect\u201d students, but those who can \u2013 and will \u2013 make the most of the support and opportunities that The Citadel Honors Program will present to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-invitation-to-apply-to-the-honors-program\"><strong>Invitation to Apply to the Honors Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered for an invitation to apply for prestigious Citadel programs and scholarships \u2014 including the Honors Program, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/1842-scholars\/\">1842 Scholars Program<\/a>, and the highly-selective Citadel Scholar full academic scholarship \u2014 prospective students should fully and thoroughly complete their admissions application to The Citadel early during senior year. They must then complete a separate application process for these opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is to the applicant\u2019s advantage to supply as much high school and background information as possible in the admissions application to The Citadel. An initial screening of possible applicants involves an evaluation of high school academic performance including course grades, courses taken, class rank, test scores (when provided), as well as high school activities and leadership roles. It is through this initial screening that students may be invited to apply for the Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invitations to apply to these prestigious programs are issued by November and again by February for prospective students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opportunities-for-current-cadets\"><strong>Opportunities for Current Cadets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During first year, interested cadets who did not apply for the Honors Program or were not chosen may express interest in joining the Program based on their academic and overall performance at The Citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are limited spaces available each year, an interested cadet should&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:honors_program@citadel.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email the director<\/a>&nbsp;with: (1) a request to interview; and (2) a 1-2 page cover letter detailing your interest in the Honors Program and how the Program\u2019s structure and opportunities align with your professional goals and your career at The Citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If selected, cadets would begin participating in the Honors Program no later than the first semester of sophomore year and would be enrolled in the Honors Certificate pathway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honors Program Application Process The Citadel Honors Program is a highly competitive four-year program, and hence, selection for the program occurs during an applicant\u2019s senior year of high school and after they have already received an admission offer from the College. 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