Wofford College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 91% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 2% of housing units are Singles.
• 63% of housing units are Doubles.
• 35% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 57% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Family Weekend, Homecoming, Greek Week, Terrier Play Day, Phi Beta Kappa Day, Spring Honors Day, Holiday Lighting Ceremony, Founder’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Fraternity Bid Day, Sorority Bid Day
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, pep band, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 66 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Blue Key National Honor Society, Senior Order of Gnomes, Alpha Psi Omega Drama Fraternity, Delta Phi Alpha German Honor Fraternity, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Fraternity, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Fraternity, Sigma Delta Phi Spanish Honor Fraternity
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Canterbury Club (Episcopalian), Crusade for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Newman Club (Catholics), Presbyterian Student Association, Pre-Ministerial Society, Wesley Fellowship (Methodist)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association of Multicultural Students
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Union; Honor Council; Judicial Commission; Accounting and Finance Club; Alpha Psi Omega (drama) fraternity; American Chemical Society; Association for Computer Machinery; Beta Beta Beta (biology); Delta Phi Alpha (German); Economics Society; Health Careers Society; Kinesis (philosophy); Phi Alpha Delta (pre-law); Pi Delta Phi (French); Pi Kappa Delta (debate); Psychology Kingdom; Scabbard and Blade (military science); Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish); Sigma Tau Delta (English); Society of Physics Students; Teacher Education Student Association; Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity; Lions Club; Rotaracts; Twin Towers Volunteers; Cheerleaders; Wofford College Bowl Team; College Democrats; College Republicans; Admissions Wofford Ambassadors; Wofford Outdoors Club
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Old Gold & Black (semi-monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (30), Charlotte Douglas Airport (80)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Spartanburg, SC (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Spartanburg, SC (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 21% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,368
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 8 fraternities
• 6 fraternity houses
• 51% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 59% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited