Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This lecture course includes the basic principles of physical education and physical fitness. It explores psychological and physiological effects of exercise and physical fitness, including effects on the human skeleton, muscle development, respiration and coordination. It is reviewed as an introduction to such laboratory courses as slimnastics, weight training, and conditioning. This course may also include fitness evaluation, development of individual fitness programs, and participation in fitness activities.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course provides an individualized approach to physical fitness, wellness, and other health-related factors. Emphasis is placed on the scientific basis for setting up and engaging in personalized physical fitness programs. Upon completion, students should be able to set up and implement an individualized physical fitness program.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course introduces the basics of weight training. Emphasis is placed on developing muscular strength, muscular endurance, and muscle tone. Upon completion, students should be able to establish and implement a personal weight-training program.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced levels of weight training. Emphasis is placed on meeting individual training goals and addressing weight training needs and interests. Upon completion, students should be able to establish and implement an individualized advanced weight-training program
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course is designed to provide the student with information allowing him/her to participate in a personally developed fitness program. Topics include cardiovascular, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. Fitness Activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course introduces a program of cardiovascular fitness involving continuous, rhythmic exercise. Emphasis is placed on developing cardiovascular efficiency, strength, and flexibility and on safety precautions. Upon completion, students should be able to select and implement a rhythmic aerobic exercise program. Rhythmic Activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course introduces the fundamentals of step and dance aerobics. Emphasis is placed on basic stepping up, basic choreographed dance patterns, cardiovascular fitness, and upper body, floor, and abdominal exercises. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in basic dance aerobics. Rhythmic activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course provides a continuation of step aerobics. Emphasis is placed on a wide variety of choreographed step and dance patterns; cardiovascular fitness; and upper body, abdominal, and floor exercises. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in and design an aerobics routine. Rhythmic activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers the basic concepts involved in safely and effectively improving cardiovascular fitness. Emphasis is placed on walking, jogging, or running as a means of achieving fitness. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and appreciate the benefits derived from these activities. Fitness Activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course emphasizes the fundamentals of golf. Topics include the proper grips, stance, alignment, swings for the short and long game, putting, and the rules and etiquette of golf. Upon completion students should be able to perform the basic golf shots and demonstrate a knowledge of the rules and etiquette of golf. Individual and dual sport activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers the more advanced phases of golf. Emphasis is placed on refining the fundamental skills and learning more advanced phases of the game such as a club selection, trouble shots, and course management. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and ability to play a recreational round of golf. This is an individual and dual sport activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course emphasizes the fundamentals of tennis. Topics include basic strokes, rules, etiquette, and court play. Upon completion, students should be able to play recreational tennis.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course is designed for non-swimmers and beginners. Emphasis is placed on developing confidence in the water, learning water safety, acquiring skills in floating, and learning elementary strokes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate safety skills and be able to tread water, back float, and use the crawl stroke for 20 yards.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course is designed for those who have mastered basic swimming skills. Emphasis is placed on refining basic skills and learning new swim strokes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the four basic strokes, the scissors kick, the underwater swim, and other related skills.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course introduces rhythmic aerobic activities and aquatic exercises performed in water. Emphasis is placed on increasing cardiovascular fitness levels, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in an individually paced exercise program.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course is designed to aid students in developing rudimentary skills in self-defense. Emphasis is placed on stances, blocks, punches, and kicks as well as non-physical means of self-defense. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate basic self-defense techniques of a physical and non-physical nature. Rhythmic Activity.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course develops cardiovascular muscular endurance and flexibility through the skill and techniques of kickboxing. The student will learn basic conditioning skills and fundamentals of kickboxing that will enhance total fitness ability.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers the fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules, and basic game strategy. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in recreational basketball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers more advanced basketball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to play basketball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers the fundamentals of volleyball. Emphasis is placed on the basics of serving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking, and the rules and etiquette of volleyball. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in recreational volleyball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers the fundamentals of baseball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules and basic game strategy. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in recreational baseball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers more advanced baseball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to play baseball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
In this course, the history, philosophy, and objectives of health, physical education, and recreation are studied with emphasis on the physiological, sociological, and psychological values of physical education. It is required of all physical education majors.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course surveys the basic rules and mechanics of officiating a variety of sports, including both team and individual sports. In addition to classwork, students will receive at least 3 hours of practical experience in officiating.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course introduces students to the principles of nutrition and the role and functions of nutrients in man's food. Basic information concerning food selection and nutrition as a factor in health, ecology, and economy is included. Implications of nutrition for children may be stressed. NOTE: This course is a suitable substitute for HEC 140.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules, and basic game strategy. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive basketball. Prerequiste: None.Code: C - Potential Area V transfer courses that are subject to approval by respective receiving institutions.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course offers advanced fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules, and basic game strategy. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive basketball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course offers advanced fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules, and basic game strategy. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive basketball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced fundamentals of basketball. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules and basic game strategy. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive basketball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced baseball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to play baseball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers more advanced volleyball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive volleyball. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced baseball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to play baseball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced baseball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to play baseball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course covers advanced baseball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to play baseball at a competitive level.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
CODE - C PREREQUISITE: As required by program. This course covers more advanced volleyball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive volleyball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
CODE - C PREREQUISITE: As required by program. This course covers more advanced volleyball techniques. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and developing more advanced strategies and techniques. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive volleyball.
Credit hours: 1
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
CODE - C PREREQUISITE: As required by program. This course covers advanced fundamentals of soccer. Emphasis is placed on skill development, knowledge of the rules, and basic game strategy. This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop skills. Upon completion, students should be able to participate in competitive soccer.
Credit hours: 2
Contact hours: 2
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course is designed to provide field experience in observation and assistance in the student's area of specialization. Students will work under the supervision of trained physical education teachers. (F)
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course will allow students to achieve real world, hands-on experience while assigned to a healthcare professional at local orthopedic clinics and/or athletic facilities. Students will observe, report, and assist in the treatment of athletic injuries. Prerequisite(s): BIO 201, BIO 202, HED 231 (First Aid), HED 232 (Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries), and permission of instructor. Payment of liability insurance and background check are required.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 6
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop competencies necessary to assess and intervene with athletic injuries while assigned to a healthcare professional at local orthopedic clinics and/or athletic facilities. Prerequisite(s): PED 296 and permission of instructor. Payment of liability insurance and a background check are required.
Credit hours: 3
Contact hours: 6
