Undergraduate Majors & Minors
The Major Curriculum*
The curriculum of each major consists of carefully selected required courses. These required classes are generally offered in the home department of the major, but a major may also have specific non-departmental class requirements.
Undergraduate major work at The Citadel is offered in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Management
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Marketing and Business Development
- Physical Education
- Social Studies Education
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Criminal Justice
- English
- History
- Intelligence & Security Studies
- Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
in French, German, or Spanish - Modern Languages with Teaching Specialization
in French, German, or Spanish - Political Science
- Psychology
- Biology
- Biology Education
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry Education
- Computer Science
- Cyber Operations
- Exercise Science
- Sport Management
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Physics
The Academic Minor*
A minor should complement the student’s major and not simply expand it with more courses in the same field. For this reason, students may not ordinarily pursue both a major and minor in the same discipline.
Undergraduate minors at The Citadel are offered in the following areas:
- Aerospace Science
- African American Studies
- Applied Mathematical Sciences
- Applied Physics
- Applied Statistics
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Chinese (Language, Literature, & Culture)
- Chinese Studies
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Programming
- Criminal Justice
- Cyber Interdisciplinary Studies
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Fine Arts
- French Modern
- German
- Health
- History: European
- History: Military & Diplomatic
- History: Non-Western World
- History: United States
- History: World
- Intelligence and Homeland Security
- International Criminal Justice
- International Relations
- Leadership
- Management Information Systems
- Mechanical Engineering: Composites Track
- Mechanical Engineering: Energy Track
- Mechanical Engineering: Mechatronics Track
- Mechanical Engineering: Manufacturing Track
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Biology
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Chemistry
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry: Biology
- Philosophy
- Political Science: American Politics
- Political Science: International & Military Affairs
- Political Science: Law & Legal Studies
- Political Science: Non-Western Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Southern Studies
- Spanish
- Sport Coaching
- Sport Management
- Sustainability & Environmental Studies
- War Studies
To change your major, please submit the Undergraduate Change of Major Request form to the Registrar.
To add a major, submit the Undergraduate Request to Double Major form to the Registrar.
To add a minor, submit the Undergraduate Add Minor Request form to the Registrar.
To drop a minor or double major, submit the Undergraduate Request to Drop Minor or Double Major form to the Registrar.
*Source: The Citadel Catalog Issue 2020-2021