PEH: Physical Education and Health — General

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PEH-111 Personal Wellness

3 credits—This is an introductory level course designed to explore wellness in all dimensions. Students will assess their overall level of wellness, assess current lifestyle choices, and be enabled with strategies that will lead to an improved lifestyle and overall level of wellness.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

PEH-141 First Aid

2 credits—This course will use discussion and application to provide the layperson with the basic skills and knowledge necessary to provide First Aid, CPR, and AED to adult, child, and infant populations. Certification by the American Red Cross will be awarded to those who qualify.

Lecture Hours: 32

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $498.00

PEH-160 Fundamentals of Health Coaching

3 credits—This course reviews health coaching and its relevance in today’s health care industry. Includes information on coaching psychology, insight on weight management psychology, the physiology of obesity, techniques for lifestyle coaching, and the relationship between exercise and nutrition for weight control.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

PEH-162 Introduction to Physical Education

3 credits—Career exploration course into the fields of physical education, sport, health, and recreation. Philosophies, principles and historical perspectives will be introduced.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

PEH-191 Sports Nutrition

3 credits—This course will present basic principles of human nutrition and the nutritional needs of athletes and/or physically active populations. Examination of nutrition’s effects on health and human performance, focusing on fuel sources, metabolism, hydration, supplement use and ergogenic aids, maintaining a healthy body composition, and eating disorders will also occur.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

PEH-909 Cooperative Education

1 credits—Cooperative Education provides an observation and participation experience to explore duties, roles, and responsibilities in settings related to wellness, athletics, exercise science, physical education, and/or a similar agency. This takes place in area agencies under the direction of a supervisor. This course can be repeated with a different agency for credit.

Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in PEH-162.

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEH-924 Honors Project

1 credits—This course involves in-depth independent research on an approved topic under supervision of a faculty member. Upon project's completion, results will be shared with community of peers and faculty. This course can be repeated with different content for credit. This course may be taken for 1–3 credits.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEH-928 Independent Study

1 credits—This course provides students with an opportunity to pursue or investigate a topic of interest that does not fit within the framework of regular course offerings. An independent study self-directed learning agreement must be discussed with and submitted to a faculty advisor prior to registration. This course may be repeated for credit with different content. Course can be taken for 1–3 credits.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

PEH-949 Special Topics

1 credits—Special Topics expands the curriculum by allowing students to enroll for up to three credits in a specific course or program area. Subject matter may be an in-depth extension of the particular area and is developed by the teaching faculty to meet unique interests and needs of the students. This course may not duplicate another one already in the catalog. This course may be repeated for credit with different content. This course can be taken for 1–3.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00