Courses

General Education Course Requirement:

Students must complete at least two of the following courses to fulfill the Health and Physical Education core requirement of the College:

Beginner Swimming, Advanced Beginner Swimming, Intermediate Swimming, Advanced Swimming and Lifeguard Training, Field Hockey, Basketball for Women, Volleyball for Women, Beginning Archery, Beginning Badminton, Beginning Bowling, Intermediate Bowling, Beginning Tennis, Intermediate Tennis, Beginning Golf, Fitness for Contemporary Living, Outdoor Education.

HPE 110. Introduction to Outdoor Education
A course designed to introduce students to the enjoyable outdoor recreational experiences. The course should help the student to appreciate the out-of-doors as a recreational resource, move students to assume responsibility for the environment, and cause students to work cooperatively as a group. Outdoor skills will also include but not be limited to safety and first aid, project adventure, wildlife (plants and animals), hiking, backpacking, camping, rock climbing, trap and skeet shooting and other outdoor/ wilderness experiences. The semester goal is to prepare students for an overnight camping trip to the North Georgia Mountains. (Some class activities will require additional expenses.)

HPE 111. Beginner Swimming (1)
A swimming course of the American Red Cross for the beginner swimmer. Individual water safety, water acclimation, prone swimming (front crawl), survival floating, scientific laws and analysis of movements. Little or no experience in swimming required.

HPE 112. Advance Beginner Swimming (1)
A swimming course of the American Red Cross for the advanced beginner. Individual water safety, improvement in prone swimming (front crawl), and back swimming (elementary backstroke), scientific laws, analysis of movement and improvement in endurance. Prerequisite: HPE 111 or experience in deep-water swimming: ability to swim 20 meters of a front stroke. May require approval or permission of instructor.

HPE 113. Intermediate Swimming (1)
An intermediate course of the American Red Cross. Refining of the front crawl stroke and elementary backstroke, learning the breaststroke, sidestroke and survival stroke, learning personal-safety and elementary rescues, and developing swimming endurance to prepare for advanced swimming courses. Prerequisites: HPE 112 or ability to swim 25 meters front crawl and elementary backstrokes, experience in deep water or permission of instructor.

HPE 114. Advanced Swimming and Lifeguard Training (1)
A course structured to provide individuals with knowledge and skills to save lives. Students obtain the American Red Cross Certification in Lifeguard training upon successful completion of requirements. Not intended as a complete lifeguard-training course. Specific training should be taken regarding a specific job situation. Prerequisites: HPE 113 or permission of the instructor.

HPE 115 Aqua Aerobics (1)
A beginning level course designed to teach water exercises to promote aerobic fitness and lifelong sports enjoyment. Focus is on cardiovascular fitness using non-weight bearing water exercises. No swimming ability necessary and hair never gets wet. Pre- and post fitness assessment and personal goal setting. Water floatation equipment supplied. Written exams and text required for this course.

HPE 117 Fitness Walking/Jogging (1)
This is an introduction course to aerobic walking/jogging for cardiovascular fitness. Students will gradually build their ability to walk four to five miles in a 50-minute period. They will develop proper walking/jogging technique and learn the benefits of a low impact fitness program for lifelong health. Pre and Post fitness assessment and personal goal setting. Written exams and text required for this course. No previous experience necessary.

HPE 121. Field Hockey (1)
A course on the fundamental techniques and skills of field hockey with emphasis on skill development in dribbling, passing, offensive maneuvers and defensive maneuvers. Students will be skilled enough to demonstrate reasonable effectiveness in field hockey to compete for enjoyment.

HPE 122. Basketball for Women (1)
Students will learn the fundamentals of basketball as well as how to appreciate and enjoy the game. Emphasis is on the various offensive and defensive skills. Additional topics include lead-up games, regulation games, rules and regulations, strategies, history and specific basketball techniques.

HPE 123. Volleyball for Women (1)
Fundamental skills, techniques and knowledge related to power volleyball, with emphasis on skill acquisition for team play, strategies for team play, knowledge of governing rules for play and officiating, and score keeping.

HPE 141. Beginning Archery (1)
Fundamental steps of archery shooting skills: stance, bow hold, nock, grip of the string, draw, anchor, aim, release and follow through; selection, care, and use of equipment; safety and etiquette; and rules and regulations for various types of play.

HPE 151. Beginning Badminton (1)
Techniques of badminton, history, rules, scoring, court courtesies, selection, care, and use of the equipment, strategies for singles and doubles play, and safety measures of the game.

HPE 152. Intermediate Badminton (1)
Advance techniques of badminton. Students will refine beginning level skills in short and long service technique, drop shots, smashing and doubles and singles strategies. Pre and post skill assessments and cognitive examinations to improve consistency and efficiency in every level of your badminton game. Text required for this course. Prerequisite: HPE 151 Beginning Badminton or consent of instructor.

HPE 161. Beginning Bowling (1)
Fundamental techniques and skills of bowling with emphasis on skill development of the stance, approach and delivery to acquire reasonable effectiveness in bowling (i.e., enough skill to compete for enjoyment).

HPE 162. Intermediate Bowling (1)
Fundamental skill development for the novice bowler with emphasis on developing consistency to improve efficiency, the art of spare mastery, introduction of league bowling and use of bowling language. Prerequisite: HPE 161 or permission of instructor.

HPE 171. Beginning Tennis (1)
Techniques of tennis including history, rules, scoring, court courtesies of the game, selection, care and use of the equipment; strategies for singles and doubles play and safety measures of the game.

HPE 172. Intermediate Tennis (1)
A course to develop and improve tennis skills beyond the beginning levels of the forehand and backhand drive, flat serve, and volley as well as the slice serve, lob, half volley, overhead (smash), and drop shot. Prerequisite: HPE 171 or permission of instructor.

HPE 181. Beginning Golf (1)
Fundamentals of golf including equipment choice, grip, stance and address, swing, care of equipment, scoring methods, rules and regulations, and etiquette and safety.

HPE 191. Step-Aerobics (1)
Introduction to step-aerobics for developing cardiovascular fitness. Pre and post fitness assessment, and personal goal setting. Aerobic routines designed for the beginner with gradual increase in difficulty. Basic step-aerobic movements will be taught and skills assessed. Written exams and text required for this course. No previous experience necessary.

HPE 202. Fitness for Contemporary Living (2)
A course designed for students to evaluate their fitness level by learning principles of fitness development, nutrition, exercise and weight control, weight training, aerobic training and stress management. Students receive initial fitness assessment and learn to design and implement their own individual fitness programs; a fitness assessment is also taken at the end of the course.