Academic calendar
Fall Full Semester 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall First 8-Week 2026
- Fall Full Semester 2026Relevant now
- Fall Second 8-Week 2026
- Spring First 8-Week 2027
- Spring Full Semester 2027
- Spring Second 8-Week 2027
Campus language
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Showing 19 of 19 terms
C
- CGC
- The Citadel Graduate College, serving civilian and professional students.
E
- ESP
- Evening Study Period; mandatory quiet hours designated for academic work.
G
- General Leave
- Authorized time during which cadets are permitted to be off campus.
J
- Java City
- The campus coffee shop located within the Mark Clark Hall Canteen area.
K
- Knob
- A first-year cadet, so named because their shaved heads resemble a doorknob.
L
- Law
- Law Barracks, home to the Third Battalion.
M
- Mess Hall
- Coward Hall, the primary dining facility where the Corps of Cadets eats meals in a formal military setting.
- MRI
- Morning Room Inspection; a daily check of room cleanliness and order.
- Murray
- Murray Barracks, home to the First Battalion.
O
- OC
- Officer in Charge; the faculty or staff member responsible for campus supervision during a specific shift.
P
- PT
- Padgett-Thomas Barracks, home to the Second Battalion.
R
- Rack
- A cadet's bed.
S
- SCCC
- South Carolina Corps of Cadets, the undergraduate student body of the college.
- SMI
- Saturday Morning Inspection; a formal and rigorous inspection of cadet rooms and uniforms.
- Stevens
- Stevens Barracks, home to the Fifth Battalion.
T
- TAC
- Tactical Officer; retired military personnel who supervise and mentor cadet companies.
- The Canteen
- A casual dining area located in Mark Clark Hall offering quick-service food options.
- The Gut
- The central open courtyard area inside a barracks.
W
- Watts
- Watts Barracks, home to the Fourth Battalion.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bond
- Bond Hall, the main administrative building housing the President's office and Admissions.
- Bulldog Alert
- The emergency notification system used to broadcast urgent safety information to the campus community.
- chick_fil_a
- Chick-fil-A
- coward_hall_mess_hall
- Coward Hall (Mess Hall)
- Daniel
- Daniel Library, the main academic research and study facility on campus.
- Guard
- A mandatory 24-hour duty rotation where cadets monitor barracks and campus gates.
- Jenkins
- Jenkins Hall, the building that houses the military science and ROTC departments.
- Mark Clark
- Mark Clark Hall, the student union building containing the bookstore, post office, and canteen.
- McAlister
- McAlister Field House, the primary venue for indoor athletic events and graduation.
- OneCard
- The official multi-purpose identification card used for building access, meal plans, and campus spending.
- Parade
- Weekly military dress parades held on Summerall Field, typically on Friday afternoons.
- seaboard_caf
- Seaboard Café
- starbucks
- Starbucks
- The Guidon
- The essential handbook of Citadel knowledge that all Knobs must carry and memorize.
- valor_brew
- Valor Brew
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Full Semester 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.