I would like to clear up this misconception. In the last group of entering Honors Program freshmen at The Citadel, for instance, we had 24 students. Among them were a healthy number of STEM majors:
2 Electrical Engineering majors
2 Chemistry majors
5 Mechanical Engineering majors
2 Civil Engineering majors
2 Physics majors
2 Biology majors
So, over half of our freshmen are majoring in science or engineering. This year, the Honors Program will graduate students majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Biology, and Physics. Others will receive degrees in Modern Languages, Political Science, History, and Criminal Justice. Really, our students are all over the map when it comes to their majors.
--Jack W. Rhodes
Director, The Citadel Honors Program