All undergraduate students must participate in general activity physical education beginning with the first semester or session of residence, until a minimum of 2 hours is completed.
Classes meet two hours weekly for one semester of credit.
Any student 30 years of age or older is not required to take physical education. A student in the marching band may count band participation towards two semesters of general physical education. A transfer student must enroll in general physical education during the first semester or session of residence at Western and thereafter each semester or session until the 2 hour requirement is completed. Only a student with a severe physical disability will receive a medical waiver from the requirement. A physical examination by a Health Center physician is the first step in the counseling procedure.