PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND EXERCISE SCIENCE

Royal Brougham Pavilion
206-281-2081
www.spu.edu/depts/pe

FACULTY:  JoAnn  Atwell-Scrivner, Lowell F. Turner, Robert Duane Weathers

A primary goal of the Physical Education and Exercise Science Department is to promote healthy lifestyles through good decision making, improved fitness, and lifetime movement skills. Students who major in physical education proceed through a sequential, comprehensive curriculum that prepares them to enter a variety of movement-related professions, including teaching, fitness training, and recreational leadership. Students who major in exercise science often pursue such diverse fields as physical therapy, medical school, sport medicine, corporate fitness, and cardiac rehabilitation. Both majors require the same capstone course (PE 4899), which requires students to research a topic, write a well-documented paper, and present it before a group of their professors and peers. All physical education and exercise science majors are required to complete the 45 credits of core courses, as well as an additional 29 credits that are unique to their major.

Admission and GPA Requirement
Students wishing to major in physical education or exercise science must complete at least 45 quarter credits of college coursework with a minimum 2.5 GPA, including 9 credits taken at SPU that apply to the major or minor.

Requirements for the Majors and Minor
Requirements for the Physical Education Major
Note: For teacher certification, refer to the School of Education for admission requirements and details.
Requirements for the Exercise Science Major
Requirements for the Physical Education Minor

Fitness Competency Requirement
Prospective majors in both exercise science and physical education are required to achieve a satisfactory score in each of the six areas of the Fitnessgram or complete a department-approved fitness program prior to being officially admitted.

Requirements for Health and Fitness Endorsement
Students seeking to obtain a Washington state teaching endorsement in health and fitness must complete a minimum of 45 credits in physical education to obtain their original/first endorsement or a minimum of 24 credits in physical education to obtain a supporting/ second endorsement. The credit total must include coursework drawn from the categories listed below. See Certification Requirements in School of Education for more information.

Leisure Activities Program
Leisure provides a unique opportunity to become a more fulfilled and complete person. The Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science offers a wide spectrum of activity classes in which basic skills can be learned and refined to the point of independent participation.

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