The Physical Education Skills Program is an integral part of a liberal education. It provides a variety of learning opportunities in lifetime sport skills and fitness and wellness activities, promoting mental and physical health and well-being. A sound skills program provides an understanding of basic exercise physiology and a knowledge of movement principles, as well as the opportunity to experience the enjoyment of movement through participation in physical activity. In order to provide the best possible instruction, this program attempts to provide well-trained instructors, primarily from the ranks of graduate students. These TAs participate in an orientation session prior to the beginning of the fall semester.
Training is an ongoing service provided through regular meetings.
In addition, TAs are evaluated on a regular basis. Students are encouraged to experience new activities rather than to pursue advanced sections of the same activities. Students who take these courses earn elective hours only. Attendance is required and included in grading. Most other activities are offered on a more or less continuous basis but are dependent upon the availability of facilities and instructional expertise.