These professional development courses are intended to improve curriculum, teacher and administrator competency, and school effectiveness by delivering and concentrating on specific, requested subjects in areas of pragmatic and immediate need identified by school district staff development personnel. Professional development courses are special topics courses not designed to meet degree requirements for any degree program. Credit earned through the completion of any professional development course may not be used in meeting degree requirements for any degree program. Credit earned through completion of professional development courses may be used for recertification purposes or in the pursuit of the master's plus 30 hours certification. The Citadel participates in joint degree programs with the University of Charleston in special education, history, and English.
Students routinely take courses at both institutions.
Citadel students will register for all their special education, history, and English courses at The Citadel, even though a particular course may be taken at the College of Charleston. The Citadel also engages in a Cooperative doctoral program with South Carolina State University in Educational Leadership. Students with an Ed. Interested students should contact the head of the Department of Education. It is the expectation of the college that graduate and undergraduate students will not be enrolled in the same class, even if they are registered by separate undergraduate and graduate course numbers.