Physical Education
PE 100 — Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 1
A combination of study and participation in writing and application of programs of cardiovascular endurance, strength, flexibility, weight control, and relaxation.
A concentration on exercise to strengthn the cardiovascular system. Possible activities include walking, jogging, cycling, rollerblading, aerobic dance, or other endurance training.
A concentration on weight training principles, safety, etiquette, and technique for using weight machines and free weights.
PE 103 — Competitive Weight Lifting 1
A concentration of training and techniques for events such as power lifting and Olympic weight lifting.
PE 110 — Social, Folk, and Square Dance 1
Instruction and practice in social dances and traditional folk and square dances.
Designed for both the non-swimmer and intermediate swimmer to learn and perfect the skills of front crawl, back crawl, side stroke, elementary back stroke, and breast stroke.
PE 140 — Basketball/Team Handball 1
The purpose of this course is to provide information and competence in basic skills necessary to understand, appreciate, and take part in the sports of basketball and team handball.
PE 141 — Volleyball/Softball 1
The purpose of this course is to provide information and competence in basic skills necessary to understand, appreciate, and take part in the sports of volleyball and softball.
The purpose of this course is to provide information and competence in basic skills necessary to understand, appreciate, and take part in the sport of soccer and rugby union football.
PE 143 — Football Fundamentals/ Conditioning for Athletes 1
The purpose of this course is to provide information and competence in basic skills necessary to understand, appreciate, and take part in the sport of football. Conditioning techniques for athletic skills will be introduced.
This course is designed to introduce rules, strategies, and skills for tennis, badminton, raquetball, and possibly other raquet sports.
This course is designed to introduce rules, strategies, and skills for golf and bowling.
An introduction to philosphy and skills of martial arts.
PE 161 — Western Pleasure Riding
Students will learn proper horse riding balance, body cues, gaits, and leads of the horse. Instruction will also include types of tack and usage, catching, loading/unloading, trailering, and safety issues of horse handling. Arena and outside riding combined. Must provide your own horse and tack. Fall
This course is designed to introduce safety procedures and skills of archery and fly casting.
PE 170 — Varsity Athletics I 1
PE 171 — Varsity Athletics II 1
PE 172 — Varsity Athletics III 1
PE 173 — Varsity Athletics IV 1
Institutional credit is given for the three seasons of participating in a varsity sport, including cheerleading. Credits will not fulfill the University's general education requirement.
PE 181 — Adapted Activity II 1
Activities will be developed on demand for differently abled students who cannot participate in other activity courses. Admission by consent of department chair. Prerequisite: Medical recommendation.
A physical education activity course offered when there is interest and expertise
available for an activity not listed in the catalog. 145
PE 200 — Foundations of Physical Education 2
An introduction to physical education with emphasis on its historical, cultural, social, and scientific foundations. The course will also explore career opportunities, both teaching and non-teaching. Fall
Instruction in the recommended standard First Aid procedures with emphasis on CPR, for the care of persons who have been injured or suddenly become ill. Red Cross Certification. Fall, Spring
Methods for teaching gymnastic activities with participation in tumbling, apparatus, and spotting techniques. Fall
PE 216 — Movement and Games of Low Organization in the Elementary School 2
This course will cover rhythmic movement skills and game related activities for the K-6 elementary program. Games include lead-ups, cool-downs, manipulatives, tag games, combatives, and relays from the U.S. and around the world. Also included are areas on equipment making, peer microteaching, classroom management, and teaching strategies. This is participation class. Fall, Spring
PE 217 — Personal and Community Health 2
The study of vital personal and community health issues, such as alcohol, diseases, drugs-narcotics, sexuality, tobacco, etc., for the improvement of personal health. Fall, Spring
To train those individuals in the areas of recreations, education, public safety, and industry who want to know how to respond in an aquatic emergency. This course will not qualify a participant to be a lifeguard. Prerequisite: PE 205 — First Aid and CPR. Spring
The course includes a review of courses that the student will become eligible to teach. The student must show proficiency in the following areas: 1. teaching, 2. lifeguarding, 3. lesson plans, 4. small and large class instruction and organization, 5. mastering requires seven individual swimming strokes. Prerequisites: PE 213 — Emergency Water Safety and PE 497 — Life Guard Training, and currently certified in CPR. Spring
PE 250 — Recreational Leadership 2
The introduction to, history of, and related concepts of recreational program delivery in the private, community, or school setting. Fall
PE 275 — Football Officiating 1
Techniques, rule interpretations and understanding of officiating principles, interpretations, and understanding of officiating principles.
PE 276 — Wrestling Officiating 1
The students must learn and show a proficiency in high school wrestling rules. This includes techniques, rules interpretations, and practical skills. Must demonstrate skills under laboratory-game conditions. Fall
PE 277 — Volleyball Officiating 1
Knowledge of the rules and techniques for officiating volleyball, in preparation for officiating ratings. Fall
PE 278 — Basketball Officiating 1
Techniques, rule interpretations, and understanding of officiating principles. Fall
PE 279 — Baseball-Softball Officiating 1
Rule interpretations and umpiring fundamentals of baseball, fastpitch and slowpitch softball. Spring
PE 300 — Fundamentals of Movement 3
Instruction in mechanical principles, techniques and skills relating to analysis of form and structure in the perceptual motor-locomotor and nonlocomotor movements as related to activities and designed for direct and indirect teaching methods. Spring
Leadership experiences, methods, and techniques to be used in outdoor recreation with special emphasis on organization and administration of camps and care of equipment. Spring
PE 325 — Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries 2
Athletic injury prevention, immediate care of injuries, and rehabilitation
of athletic injuries are emphasized. The student will also receive laboratory
experiences in bandaging and taping. Fall, Spring 146
PE 328 — Applied Kinesiology 3
Basic structural kinesiology and movement analysis applicable to physical education and athletic activities. Prerequisite: Biol 211 — Human Anatomy. Spring
Rules, fundamentals, offensive and defensive theory, plus various training methods and psychology of team play and coaching. Emphasis on organization and administration. Spring
PE 335 — Theory of Coaching Volleyball 2
Rules, fundamental, offense and defense, techniques, psychology and philosophy, and organization of coaching. This class will additionally deal with weight training, Title IX issues, scorekeeping, officiating, and line judging. There will also be an opportunity to play. "Hands on" experiences and a culminating notebook project are also mainstays of this class. Spring
PE 340 — Basketball Coaching 2
Rules, fundamentals, offensive and defensive play, training, and the psychology of team play and coaching. Spring
Rules, fundamentals, team strategy, training, and the psychology of coaching, and laboratory exercise in basic techniques being used today. Fall
PE 350 — Track and Field Coaching 2
Philosophy, fundamentals, team strategy, training, and psychology of coaching. Emphasis placed on organization and administration of track and field meets. Spring
Rules, fundamentals, team strategy, training. Special emphasis on organization and administration. Spring
PE 360 — Physical Education for the Exceptional Child 2
An introduction to the cross-disciplinary theory and practice related to lifetime physical activity for those individuals whose uniqueness of function, structure, or appearance necessitates modifications in the delivery of physical education. Spring
PE 380 — Teaching Individual and Dual Sports 3
Methods, techniques, and materials for developing skills in teaching archery, badminton, bowling, golf, tennis, etc. Fall
PE 400 — Current Issues and Problems in Physical Education 2
Current issues and problems of physical education and relationship to principles and concepts. Fall
PE 410 — Psychology of Sport 2
Aids the prospective coach to better understand the application of psychological concepts to the coaching of sports. Emphasis will be on the methods of improving the performance of athletes through a better understanding of the factors affecting teaching and learning in athletics. Spring
PE 420 — Organization and Administration of Physical Education 2
Study of health, physical education, athletics, recreation, and intramural programs. Special emphasis placed on budgets, policies, programs, staff, equipment, and curriculum. Fall, Spring
PE 430 — Test and Measurements in Physical Education 3
Statistical approaches and application to evaluation of physical education activities. Special emphasis on test construction, scoring, and administration of tests in laboratory experience. Spring
PE 432 — Physiology of Exercise 3
Physiology of the human body with emphasis on effects of muscular training and exercise on the body systems. Physiological responses and adaptations to chronic and acute exercise in relation to physical fitness. Prerequisites: Biol 211— Human Anatomy and Phy Ed 328 — Applied Kinesiology. Fall
PE 494 — Independent Study in Physical Education 1-3
Research program in areas of physical education, recreation, health, or athletics. Admission by consent of adviser and department chair. Fall, Spring
PE 499 — Special Topics in Physical Education 1-3
Readings and appropriate related projects in the area of physical education. Admission by the consent of adviser and department chair. 147