College of Wooster
An aspiration for excellence has marked The College of Wooster since its founding in 1866. Nationally regarded for its leadership in undergraduate education in the natural sciences, international affairs and business, Wooster's innovative curriculum emphasizes independent learning. The keystone of Wooster's curriculum is Independent Study (I.S.), which has had a proven record of success for more than 50 years. I.S. requires every student in the senior year to explore, with a faculty mentor, a particular topic or problem in his or her major. These tutorials result in theses, musical performances, scientific research, creative writing, theatrical productions and exhibitions. The challenge of I.S. is supported through the most generous faculty research and study program in the United States, which permits faculty members to work in major research centers around the world.
Wooster grants the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Music Education degrees. More than 90 percent of Wooster faculty members hold doctorates or terminal degrees, and a student may choose from approximately 40 major fields of study. Approximately 1,800 students from 45 states and 40 countries are enrolled, with a student-faculty ratio of 11/1.
The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) was well represented when D3baseball.com released its second annual All-Region teams today as seven student-athletes were named to one of the three All-Midwest Region teams.
Seven North Coast Athletic Conference softball players were named to the 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region Team. 
The baseball season in the North Coast officially came to a close last week in the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament. Wooster (33-12) dropped its first contest of the Midwest Regional, 20-4, to Thomas More, held in Terre Haute, Indiana at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Art Nehf Field. The Fighting Scots bounced back to knock off Penn State Behrend, 3-2, behind Steve Hagen’s (Brecksville, OH/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) fifth complete game of the season. The win marked the first in the NCAA Tournament for Wooster since its 2009 National Runners-Up finish. Wooster was eliminated for the second consecutive season by Washington & Jefferson after falling, 8-7, in 13 innings.
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The College of Wooster baseball team, which won its 15th NCAC title last weekend at the 2013 NCAC Baseball Tournament, scored once in the bottom of the 13th, but left the tying run on first as Washington & Jefferson College's second score during the top of the inning turned out to be the difference in a thrilling 8-7 game that ended the Fighting Scots season Friday at Art Nehf Field on the campus of Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. 
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Wooster junior second baseman Eddie Reese (Canfield, OH/Cardinal Mooney) {left} and Wooster senior left-handed pitcher Keenan White (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) {right} have been named the Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball selections.
Kenyon senior attack Leah Sack (Wynnewood, PA/Lower Merion) {left} and Wittenberg senior defender Katie Warner (Delaware, OH/Olentangy) {right} have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2013 All-North Coast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse selections.
