At its discretion, the Board of Trustees of The Citadel is authorized to change the title of its governed institution from "The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina" to "The Citadel, the Military University of South Carolina", provided that the institution meets the criteria of a comprehensive university as established by the Commission on Higher Education on December 5, 1991.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-121-15
Authority to change title of The Citadel; conditions
1992 Act No. 272, SECTION 7.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.