Aug 15, 2025  
2025-2026 CGC Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 CGC Graduate Catalog

Leadership, Graduate Certificate


843-953-8401
www.citadel.edu/root/graduate-certificate-in-leadership
leadership@citadel.edu

 Dr. Tracey H. Sigler
 Department Head, Leadership Studies
 tsigler@citadel.edu

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership supports the development of principled leaders. As a rigorous concentration in the various dimensions of leadership, this certificate helps students to understand and refine the qualities that businesses, charitable organizations, government agencies, and the military expect today. The courses, all offered online, examine the full spectrum issues pertaining to organizational leadership theory and practice.

The Certificate consists of five (5) three-hour courses at the graduate level. Three (3) of the courses must be LDRS courses. Students may receive a stand-alone Certificate in Leadership, or use the courses towards completion of the following graduate programs at The Citadel: Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Project Management; Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies, or Master of Arts in Social Science.

Admission Requirements

  1. Completion of the online graduate application along with the non-refundable application fee.
  2. Submission of official transcripts from the undergraduate institution conferring the applicant’s bachelor degree and transcripts from all postgraduate institutions attended.

All material must be received by the CGC office to receive consideration for admission to this graduate certificate program. Coursework is not to begin until admission has been granted into the program.

Graduation Requirement (Non-Credit Bearing)


Program Requirements


The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is a 15-credit-hour program consisting of the following requirements. Students must take a minimum of three (3) LDRS courses out of the five (5) courses required for the certificate.

Required Courses (Six Credit Hours):


Electives (Nine Credit hours)


Total Required Courses: 15 Credit Hours


* LDRS 722  is a prerequisite for these courses.