Physical education courses are offered to enhance the quality of student life and to develop skills in physical activities that can be continued for a lifetime. Health enhancement courses such as stress management encourage students to take active responsibility in managing their health. A student may elect to enroll in 100 level physical education courses with a maximum of 4 credit hours to be used as elective credit toward a degree. Activity courses at the 100 level may be repeated for credit by students within the maximum 4 hours of elective credits. However, all 100 level courses after the first 4 credits will be in excess of the normal 120 hours required for a degree.
Emphasis is on the development of basic skills and knowledge of the activity.
Emphasis in advanced classes is placed on the development of advanced skills and strategies. In the list of courses below, to the right of each course name will be a letter indicating how often the particular course is offered. A non-Education major may be employed as a temporary coach by obtaining a Temporary Coaching License from the Division of Teacher Education and Certification and meeting all the requirements listed in the brochure by enrolling in and completing the New York State approved coaching offered at Fredonia. Upon the initial course completion the State Education Department will issue a certificate of completion for this course material. Standard First Aid must then be renewed every three years and CPR must be renewed annually.