Health and Physical Education, General. Academic Program Description

A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.

Related Occupations

• Athletes and Sports Competitors
• Coaches and Scouts
• Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
• Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Abilene Christian University
• Adrian College
• Allan Hancock College
• Allen County Community College
• Alvin Community College
• American University
• Anderson University
• Anderson University
• Andrew College
• Angelo State University
• Antelope Valley College
• Aquinas College
• Arkansas State University-Main Campus
• Asbury College
• Ashmead College-Everett Campus
• Austin Community College District
• Austin Peay State University
• Averett University
• Bakersfield College
• Baker University
• Baldwin-Wallace College
• Barstow Community College
• Barton County Community College
• Baylor University
• Belmont University
• Bemidji State University
• Bethany College
• Bethany College
• Bethel College
• Bethel College
• Bethel University
• Blackburn College
• Black Hills State University
• Blinn College
• Bluefield College
• Blue Mountain College
• Bluffton University
• Bob Jones University
• Boise State University
• Briar Cliff University
• Bridgewater College
• Bridgewater State College
• Brigham Young University
• Brigham Young University-Hawaii
• Butte College
• Cabrillo College
• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
• California State University-Bakersfield
• California State University-Chico
• California State University-Dominguez Hills
• California State University-East Bay
• California State University-Fresno
• California State University-Fullerton
• California State University-Long Beach
• California State University-Los Angeles
• California State University-Northridge
• California State University-Sacramento
• California State University-San Bernardino
• California State University-San Marcos
• California State University-Stanislaus
• Calvin College
• Camden County College
• Campbell University Inc
• Canada College
• Canisius College
• Capital University
• Carroll College
• Castleton State College
• Cedarville University
• Central New Mexico Community College
• Central Washington University
• Cerritos College
• Cerro Coso Community College
• Chabot College
• Chaffey College
• Chapman University
• Chowan University
• Citrus College
• Claflin University
• Clarendon College
• Clovis Community College
• Coahoma Community College
• Cochise College
• Coe College
• College of Marin
• College of the Canyons
• College of the Desert
• College of the Ozarks
• College of the Sequoias
• College of the Siskiyous
• College of William and Mary
• Columbia College
• Community College of Allegheny County
• Concordia College at Moorhead
• Concordia University
• Concordia University-Ann Arbor
• Concordia University at Austin
• Concordia University-Saint Paul
• Connors State College
• Contra Costa College
• Corban College
• Cosumnes River College
• Cuesta College
• Cumberland University
• CUNY Brooklyn College
• Cuyamaca College
• Cypress College
• Dana College
• De Anza College
• Del Mar College
• DePaul University
• Drury University
• East Central Community College
• East Central University
• Eastern Arizona College
• Eastern Michigan University
• Eastern Nazarene College
• Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
• Eastern Oregon University
• Eastern Washington University
• East Los Angeles College
• East Mississippi Community College
• East Tennessee State University
• East Texas Baptist University
• El Camino Community College District
• Elon University
• Emory and Henry College
• Foothill College
• Freed-Hardeman University
• Free Will Baptist Bible College
• Fresno Pacific University
• Friends University
• Furman University
• Gardner-Webb University
• Gavilan College
• Genesee Community College
• Georgetown College
• Georgia Southern University
• Gettysburg College
• Glendale Community College
• Golden West College
• Grace College and Theological Seminary
• Graceland University-Lamoni
• Grossmont College
• Hagerstown Community College
• Hamline University
• Hardin-Simmons University
• Hartnell College
• Haskell Indian Nations University
• Heidelberg College
• Heritage College
• High Point University
• Hill College
• Hiwassee College
• Holyoke Community College
• Houston Baptist University
• Houston Community College System
• Howard College
• Howard Payne University
• Howard University
• Humboldt State University
• Huntingdon College
• Illinois State University
• Imperial Valley College
• Independence Community College
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
• Iowa State University
• Irvine Valley College
• Ithaca College
• James Madison University
• Jamestown College
• Johnson C Smith University
• Johnson State College
• Kansas Wesleyan University
• Keene State College
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• Lake Superior State University
• Lake Tahoe Community College
• Lamar State College-Port Arthur
• Lamar University
• Lambuth University
• Lansing Community College
• Las Positas College
• Lassen Community College
• Lees-McRae College
• Lee University
• Lenoir-Rhyne College
• Lewis-Clark State College
• Liberty University
• Limestone College
• Lincoln College of Technology
• Lincoln Memorial University
• Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
• Linfield College
• Long Beach City College
• Longwood University
• Loras College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Los Angeles Southwest College
• Los Angeles Valley College
• Louisiana College
• Lourdes College
• Luther College
• Luzerne County Community College
• Lynchburg College
• Lyndon State College
• Malone College
• Manchester College
• Martin Methodist College
• Maryville College
• Marywood University
• Mayville State University
• McDaniel College
• McHenry County College
• Mendocino College
• Merced College
• Methodist University
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
• Miami University-Oxford
• MidAmerica Nazarene University
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Midland Lutheran College
• Midwestern State University
• Milligan College
• Minnesota School of Business
• Minnesota State University-Mankato
• Minnesota State University-Moorhead
• Miracosta College
• Mississippi University for Women
• Missouri Western State University
• Modesto Junior College
• Montana State University-Billings
• Monterey Peninsula College
• Moorpark College
• Morehouse College
• Morningside College
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Mt San Antonio College
• Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
• Nebraska Wesleyan University
• North Carolina A & T State University
• North Carolina Central University
• Northeast Community College
• Northern Illinois University
• Northern State University
• Northland Community and Technical College
• North Park University
• Northwest College
• Northwestern College
• Northwestern State University of Louisiana
• Northwest Nazarene University
• Oakland City University
• Oakwood College
• Odessa College
• Ohio University-Main Campus
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Oklahoma Panhandle State University
• Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
• Olivet College
• Orange Coast College
• Oregon State University
• Ottawa University
• Ouachita Baptist University
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Pacific Union College
• Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach
• Palomar College
• Plymouth State University
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
• Prairie State College
• Prairie View A & M University
• Prescott College
• Randolph-Macon Woman's College
• Raritan Valley Community College
• Redlands Community College
• Reedley College
• Roanoke College
• Robert Morris College
• Rocky Mountain College
• Sacramento City College
• Saddleback College
• Saint Ambrose University
• Saint Augustines College
• Saint Catharine College
• Saint Cloud State University
• Saint Gregorys University
• Saint Marys College of California
• Salem State College
• Samford University
• Sam Houston State University
• San Diego City College
• San Diego Mesa College
• San Diego State University
• San Francisco State University
• San Jose State University
• Santa Ana College
• Santa Barbara City College
• Santa Fe Community College
• Santa Monica College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Santiago Canyon College
• Schreiner University
• Sierra College
• Skyline College
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
• Solano Community College
• Sonoma State University
• South Carolina State University
• South Dakota State University
• Southeast Missouri State University
• Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Southern Nazarene University
• Southern Oregon University
• Southern Wesleyan University
• South Texas College
• Southwest Baptist University
• Southwestern Adventist University
• Southwestern College
• Southwestern College
• Southwest Minnesota State University
• Spring Arbor University
• St Andrews Presbyterian College
• Stephen F Austin State University
• Sterling College
• Stillman College
• Sul Ross State University
• Tabor College
• Taft College
• Tarleton State University
• Taylor University
• Tennessee State University
• Tennessee Technological University
• Tennessee Wesleyan College
• Texas A & M International University
• Texas A & M University
• Texas A & M University-Commerce
• Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
• Texas A & M University-Kingsville
• Texas Christian University
• Texas Southern University
• Texas State University-San Marcos
• Texas Tech University
• Texas Wesleyan University
• Texas Woman's University
• The University of Findlay
• The University of Montana
• The University of Tennessee
• The University of Tennessee-Martin
• The University of Texas at Arlington
• The University of Texas at Austin
• The University of Texas at Brownsville
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• The University of Texas at Tyler
• The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
• The University of Texas-Pan American
• The University of West Florida
• Trevecca Nazarene University
• Trinity Christian College
• Tri-State University
• Truman State University
• Union College
• University of Arizona
• University of Arkansas at Monticello
• University of Arkansas Main Campus
• University of Delaware
• University of Dubuque
• University of Evansville
• University of Great Falls
• University of Houston
• University of Houston-Clear Lake
• University of Kansas Main Campus
• University of Kentucky
• University of Louisville
• University of Montevallo
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• University of New Orleans
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of North Carolina-Wilmington
• University of Northern Iowa
• University of North Texas
• University of Rio Grande
• University of Sacred Heart
• University of San Francisco
• University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
• University of South Carolina-Columbia
• University of Southern Maine
• University of Southern Mississippi
• University of St Thomas
• University of the Cumberlands
• University of the District of Columbia
• University of the Incarnate Word
• University of the Pacific
• University of Utah
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• Ursinus College
• Utah Valley State College
• Valley City State University
• Vincennes University
• Voorhees College
• Walsh University
• Warner Pacific College
• Warner Southern College
• Washburn University
• Weber State University
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania
• Western Michigan University
• Western New Mexico University
• Western Washington University
• Westfield State College
• West Hills College-Coalinga
• West Los Angeles College
• West Texas A & M University
• West Valley College
• West Virginia University
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Whitworth College
• Wiley College
• William Penn University
• Wright State University-Main Campus
• Youngstown State University
• Yuba College