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Wofford College is a Liberal Arts college located in Spartanburg , South Carolina . Wofford College was founded in 1854 with money bequeathed after the death of Benjamin Wofford , the school's namesake. Wofford College is one of the few four-year institutions in the Southern United States that was founded before the American Civil War that is still operating and located on its original campus. Wofford is Co-educational , but it used to be a boys' school. The academic year consists of a four month fall semester, a one month January term called the Interim Period , and a four month spring semester. Wofford's many academic credentials include having an average SAT score of 1241, which is higher than their enrollment of 1,133 and being one of only five independent colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in the Carolinas ( Davidson , Duke , Furman and Wake Forest are the others). Wofford's colors are Black and Old Gold . ATHLETICS The Wofford Terriers compete in NCAA Division I (I-AA for Football ) in the Southern Conference . Notably, Wofford and Presbyterian have the smallest enrollments of any Division I school that sponsors football; the two schools are close enough in enrollment that the distinction of having the smallest enrollment may vary from year to year. {Link without Title} Wofford is represented by 17 men and women's varsity sports. Athletes train in the Richardson Physical Activities Building (RPAB), located behind the newly renovated Raines Center, formerly the Campus Life building. The Richardson Building is named for the family of Wofford alum Jerry Richardson , the owner of the Carolina Panthers . The Carolina Panthers annually hold summer training camp at Wofford. The 2003 football season was a banner year for the Terriers. Winning their first Southern Conference title and advancing to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Semi-Finals. INTERIM PROGRAM The Interim Period is designed to provide students with opportunities for new experiences outside the realm of traditional academics. Many students use this four week time period to travel abroad to places all over the world. In 2006 the Interim Program will take students kayaking in Costa Rica, play going in New York City, and backpacking in Central America. In addition to these off-campus opportunities there are several on-campus interims as well. In 2006, these will include "The History and Politics of Hip-Hop Music and Culture in America," "You Are What You Eat: The Study of Food in Culture," "Cartography: A Study of Maps, History, and Culture," and others. In addition to the offered Interims students can design and submit independent Interim studies which may or may not take the student off-campus. ACADEMIC MAJORS AND PROGRAMS Academic Majors
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