Physical
Education and Health
Department | Physical
Education Program | Dance
Program | Health Program | Health
Courses | PEH
Courses | PED
Courses | PED Activity Courses
Department
Chairperson: S. Spalding
Faculty: T.
Ambrose, M.
Beagle,
J.
Hager, M.
Johnson, J.
McClung, M.
Srsic, S.
Williams, S.
Woodie,
K.
Wright, and Visiting Danish Faculty
The purpose of the Department of Physical Education and Health is to provide a challenging curriculum leading
to the development of abilities and convictions in a student’s
field of concentration. The Department promotes in the Physical
Education student the desire to fully develop the ability
to constructively use all of his/her potential capacities
for movement, movement analysis, and movement education.
Training and experiences are provided that will enhance the
student’s skills and knowledge in exercise science,
in communication, creative self-expression, critical reflection,
research, and leadership in the classroom and in an activity
setting.
The Physical Education major requires the student
to complete a series of core courses, and provides four specialized
concentrations from which a student may choose. Required
and elective courses in each concentration will provide competencies
and skills necessary for a variety of careers. The four concentrations
are: Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Wellness and Health
Promotion, Physical Education with P-12 Certification, and
Physical Education: General. Students interested in any Physical
Education major should contact a departmental faculty member
as early as possible in their College career to explore areas
of concentration. The Department also offers minor programs
in Dance, Health, and Health Teaching.
The Physical Education and Health Department also administers the College’s
General Education curriculum Lifetime Fitness & Health
and Physical Activity requirements. The first component,
PEH 100, is designed to enhance the dimensions of fitness
and health during College and beyond. The course is one-half
(1/2) credit, preferably taken the first year of enrollment.
Following successful completion of this course, two 1/4-credit
PED activity courses at the 200 level are required. These
two courses may be selected according to the individual’s
need and/or interest. If the student’s swimming skills
are below a minimal safety/survival level at the conclusion
of PEH 100, one of the two courses must be PED 200. (Also
see PED
Activity Courses in
this section.)
Programs
Major and Minor Requirements
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