A new website and virtual information sessions will replace on-campus visits this spring for prospective Citadel students and families while the school is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Citadel360 aims to give prospective cadets and students an interactive, virtual experience. The website puts viewers at the center of a panoramic image that they control and move around with the mouse.

Virtual visits include a cadet’s room, the checkerboard Padgett-Thomas Barracks quad, the Bastin Finance Leadership Lab, the Earl Tennis Center, the Summerall Chapel and spots like the giant Citadel ring statue and the Daniel Library.

“The Citadel360 provides an exciting new virtual experience for anyone wanting to see the beauty of our campus, and more importantly the spaces they would be using as a cadet or student,” said Kelly Brennan, associate provost of enrollment management for The Citadel. “We wish we could host everyone interested in attending in person, but this is a helpful alternative when traveling to campus is not possible.”