Note: Activity courses may be repeated for credit. Students may apply a maximum of eight units for the total degree requirements.
C1. Adapted Body Mechanics (1)
May be repeated with permission of instructor. Medical referrals.
C5. Senior Lifesaving (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 450 yd. times swim with max
time of 9:30.
C6. Water Safety Instructor Course (2; not repeatable
for credit)
Prerequisite: current lifesaving certificate. 450 yd. times swim with
max time of 9:00.
C8. Advanced Tennis (1)
Prerequisite: M20, W7, or permission of instructor.
C9. Elementary Gymnastics (1; max total 2)
C11. Elementary Folk Dance (1; not repeatable for credit)
C14. Elementary Social Dancing (1)
C16. Introduction to Contemporary Dance (1)
C17. Intermediate Modern Dance (2)
Prerequisite: C16 or permission of instructor.
C18. Advanced Modern Dance (2)
Prerequisite: C17 or permission of instructor.
C20. Elementary Ballet Techniques (2)
C21. Elementary Archery (1)
C22. Intermediate Archery (1)
Prerequisite: C21 or permission of instructor.
C24. Elementary Bowling (1)
(Lane rental, $1.45 per week.)
C25. Intermediate Bowling (1)
(Lane rental, $1.45 per week.) Prerequisite: C24 or permission of instructor.
C27. Elementary Ice Skating (1)
(Skate and rink rental, $15 per semester.)
C28. Intermediate Ice Skating (1)
(Skate and rink rental, $15 per semester.) Prerequisite: C27 or permission
of instructor.
C31. Elementary Badminton (1)
C32. Intermediate Badminton (1)
Prerequisite: C31, M34, or W31 or permission of instructor.
C37. Intermediate Golf (1)
Prerequisite: M25, W36, or permission of instructor.(Greens charge.)
C40. Elementary Skiing (1)
Limited to novice skiers. (Resort rental charge.)
C52. Intermediate American Dance (1)
Prerequisite: C11.
C53. Intermediate International Dance (1)
Prerequisite: C11.
M1. Group Games (1)
Archery, badminton, handball
M2. Group Games (1)
M7. Basketball (1)
M10. Elementary Swimming (1)
M11. Intermediate Swimming (1)
Prerequisite: M10 or permission of instructor.
M13. Elementary Boxing (1)
M16. ElementaryWrestling (1)
M18. Intermediate Wrestling (1)
Prerequisite: M16 o r permission of instructor.
M19. Elementary Tennis (1)
M20. Intermediate Tennis (1)
Prerequisite: M19 or permission of instructor.
M21. Advanced Tennis (1)
Prerequisite: M20 or permission of instructor.
M22. Elementary Handball (1)
M23. Intermediate Handball (1)
Prerequisite: M22 or permission of instructor.
M24. Advanced Handball (1)
Prerequisite: M23 or permission of instructor.
M25. Elementary Golf (1)
M26. Intermediate Golf (1)
Prerequisite: M25 or permission of instructor.
M28. Elementary Archery (1)
M31. Elementary Gymnastics (1)
M32. Intermediate Gymnastics (1)
M34. Badminton (1)
M35. Intermediate Badminton (1)
Prerequisite: M34 or permission of instructor.
M37. Elementary Volleyball (1)
M38. Intermediate Volleyball (1)
Prerequisite: M37 or permission of instructor.
M40. Body Building (1)
M41. Body Building (1)
Prerequisite: M40 or permission of instructor.
M45. Self Defense (1)
SM12. Baseball (1)
SM13. Baketball (1)
SM14. Cross Country (1)
SM15. Football (1)
SM16. Golf (1)
SM19. Swimming (1)
SM20. Tennis (1)
SM21. Track and Field (1)
SM23. Soccer (1)
SM24. Water Polo (1)
SM25. Wrestling (1)
SW3. Basketball (1)
SW7. Tennis (1)
SW9. Volleyball (1)
W1. Elementary Swimming (1)
For nonswimmers.
W2. Low Intermediate Swimming (1)
Prerequisite: W1 or permission of instructor.
W3. High Intermediate Swimming (1)
Prerequisite: W2 or permission of instructor.
W4. Synchronized Swimming (1)
Prerequisite: intermediate swimming skill.
W6. Elementary Tennis (1; max total 2)
W7. Intermediate Tennis (1)
Prerequisite: W6 or permission of instructor.
W21. Elementary Archery (1; max total 2)
W26. Conditioning Exercises and Figure Control (1)
W28. Movement Fundamentals (1; not repeatable for credit)
W31. Elementary Badminton (1; max total 2)
W36. Elementary Golf (1)
W46. Soccer, Hockey, or Flag Football (1)
W48. Volleyball, Basketball, or Softball (1)
C, M, W, SC, SM, SW Upper-Division Activity Courses
Physical Education (P E)
15A. Fundamentals of Rhythmic Activities (2)
Coeducational. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Prerequisite:
PE C16. Practice and analysis of body movement in dance; rhythmic, space
and quality elements; elementary composition; brief history of dance. (2
2-hour lecture- labs)
15B. Fundamentals of Team Sports (2)
Women only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Prerequisite:
PE W46 (major-minor section). Strategy, skill, and rules of softball, soccer,
speedball, speedaway, volleyball; acceptable performance. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)
15C. Fundamentals of Basketball (1)
Women only. Limited to physical education majors and rninors. Analysis and
practice of skills and team play; interpretation of rules. (2 1-hour lecture-labs)
15D. Fundamentals of Gymnastics and Track and Field Activities (1)
Women only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Analysis and
practice of elementary gymnastics and track and field activities; exercises
appropriate for conditioning the participant. (2 1-hour lecture-labs)
30. Foundations of Physical Education (2)
Coeducational. Introduction to the physical education program in secondary
schools; personal, social, and professional requirements; demands on the
physical education teacher.
35A. Theory and Analysis of Team Sports (1)
Men only. Scheduled first 8 weeks of semester. Limited to physical education
and recreation majors and minors. Speedball-Soccer-Volleyball-Softball;
analysis and practice of skills.
35B. Theory and Analysis of Combatives (1)
Men only. Scheduled second 8 weeks of semester. Limited to physical education
majors and minors. Analysis and practice of skills.
35C. Theory and Analysis of Gymnastics (1)
Men only. Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Analysis and practice of skills.
45A. Fundamentals of Aquatics (1)
Coeducational. Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Prerequisite: intermediate skill. Study and practice of beginner's skills
and swimming strokes; elements of diving and skills basic to lifesaving;
skill progression for various levels; water polo, scuba diving. (2 hours;
clinic as needed)
45B. Fundamentals of Tennis (1)
Coeducational. Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Prerequisite: intermediate skill. Study and practice of strokes and tactics;
rules; history; skill progression for various levels. (2 hours; clinic as
needed)
45C. Fundamentals of Badminton and Golf (1)
Coeducational. Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Study and practice of fundamentals of badminton and golf; organization and
conduct of these activities in secondary school physical education program.
(2 hours; clinic as needed)
45D. Fundamentals of Folk, Square and Social Dance (1)
Coeducational. Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Prerequisite: C11. Study and practice of elementary leadership in folk,
square, and social dance. (2 hours; clinic as needed)
45E. Fundamentals of Social Recreational Activities (1)
Coeducational, Limited to physical education and recreation majors and minors.
Selection, evaluation, and organization of social recreational activities;
facilities and equipment evaluation; practical projects for leadership in
home, school, and community activities. (2 2-hour lecture-labs)
59. Music as Dance Accompaniment (3)
Coeducational. Kinds of accompaniment: live and recorded music, percussion
scores, spoken word. Student selection and preparation of accompaniment:
dance technique and composition.
63. Dance Performance (3; max see below) (Same as PE 163)
Coeducational. Students with fewer than 60 units register for PE 63; those
with more than 60 units register for PE 163. Prerequisite: PEC 17, PE 65,
or permission of instructor. Group laboratory experience in presentation
of major productions for public performance.
65. Elementary Dance Composition (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PEC 16 or 116. Discussion of dance elements,
composition of dance studies, critiques.
67. Orchesis (3) (Same as PE 167)
Coeducational. Students with fewer than 60 units register for PE 67; those
with more than 60 units register for PE 167. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. Laboratory workshop of group projects: for high schools and
for other groups and organizations.
70T. Studies in Dance (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated) (Same
as PE 170T)
Coeducational. Students with fewer than 60 units register for PE 70T; those
with more than 60 units register for PE 170T. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. Topics may include the repertory of Doris Humphrey, Jose Limon,
Martha Graham, and others.
106. Care and Conditioning of Athletes (1)
Coeducational. Principles of training for specific athletic schedules; methods
of preventing injuries in athletic competition; first aid treatment of athletic
injuries; demonstrations and practice in prophylactic taping techniques.
106L. Care and Conditioning of Athletes Laboratory (1)
Men only. Prerequisite: concurrently with PE 106, permission of instructor.
108. Organization of Intramural Sports (2)
Coeducational. For physical education majors. Organization, administration,
and motivation of a program of intramural activities in secondary schools.
111. Techniques of Officiating Tennis and Basketball (1) (Former
PE 112)
Women only. Prerequisite: previous experience in playing tennis and basketball.
Interpretation of rules, officiating techniques, practice in officiating.
Examinations and ratings are given by the San Joaquin Board of Women Officials,
which collects 75 cents for each practical and 25 cents for each written
examination. (2 1-hour lecture-labs)
112A. Theory and Practice of Officiating Football (1)
Men only. Scheduled first 8 weeks of semester. Prerequisite: varsity squad
experience in football or PE 125A; PE 112B concurrent, or permission of
department chairman. Analysis and interpretation of rules for football;
procedures, mechanics and practice in officiating.
112B. Theory and Practice of Officiating Basketball (1)
Men only. Scheduled second 8 weeks of semester. Prerequisite: varsity squad
experience in basketball or PE 125B. Analysis and interpretation of rules
for basketball; procedures, mechanics, and practice in officiating.
112C. Theory and Practice of Officiating Track and Field (1)
Men only. Prerequisite: varsity squad experience in track or PE 125C. Analysis
and interpretation of rules for track; procedures, mechanics, and practice
in officiating.
112D. Theory and Practice of Officiating Baseball (1)
Men only. Prerequisite: varsity squad experience in baseball or PE 125D.
Analysis and interpretation of rules for baseball; procedures, mechanics,
and practice in officiating.
115A. Theory and Analysis of Modern Dance (2)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 15A. The dance as an art; criteria for judging
the dance and dancers; contemporary dance scene. Practice in planning and
presenting techniques, movement progression, and group studies (2 2-hour
lecture-labs)
115B. Theory and Analysis of Team Sports (2)
Women only. Prerequisite: PE 15 B-C. Purposes, materials, techniques, rules,
interpretations, and organization of team sports for girls in secondary
schools; planning and participation in drills and formations. (2 2-hour
lecture-labs)
115C. Theory and Analysis of Tennis and Swimming (1)
Women only. Prerequisite: PE 45A-B. Preparation of lesson plans for swim-
ming and tennis. Practice teaching followed by class evaluation. Opportunity
to obser-ve and assist in the conduct of swimming meets and tennis tournaments.
(2 lecturc-lab hours)
115D. Theory and Analysis of Gymnastics, Tumbling, and Apparatus (1)
Women only. Prerequisite: PE 15D. Analysis and practice of elementary stunts
in tumbling, pyramid building, apparatus, trampoline, skill progressions,
class organization, and methods of spotting for safety. (2 1-hour lecture-labs)
125A. Theory and Analysis of Football (2)
Men only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Principles underlying
participation in competitive interscholastic athletics.
125B. Theory and Analysis of Basketball (2)
Men only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Principles underlying
participation in competitive interscholastic athletics.
125C. Theory and Analysis of Track and Field (2)
Men only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Principles underlying
participation in competitive interscholastic athletics.
125D. Theory and Analysis of Baseball (2)
Men only. Limited to physical education majors and minors. Principles underlying
participation in competitive interscholastic athletics.
152. Elementary School Physical Education (2)
Coeducational. Prerequisite or concurrently: E Ed 105; one course in rhythmical
activities (for men PE C11; for women PE C11, C16, C17 and one course in
fundamentals, PE W28). Activities, materials, and methods for teaching physical
education in elementary schools based on the California state program. (2
2-hour lecture-labs)
153. Principles of Physical Education (2)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 30. Principles basic to sound philosophy
of physical education for the space age; appraisal of historical development;
relationship to health education, recreation, and other areas; foundation
and functions of physical education in contemporary American society.
154. Organization and Administration of Physical Education in Secondary
Schools (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 30, 153. Consideration of classification,
scheduling, planning facilities for instruction and recreation; role of
the physical education teacher in recreation, equipment, budget, co-curricular
program, student leadership, community relationship.
156A. Kinesiology (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: Biol 66, Physio 1 or Biol 2A. Human movement:
biological and mechanical bases, application of skeleto-muscular considerations
and principles of mechanics to human movements.
156B. Physiology of Exercise (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: Biol 66, Physio 1 or Biol 2A. Physiologic bases
of movement, work and exercise; physiologic concepts related to respiration,
circulation, digestion, metabolism, and to their roles in physical activity.
156C. Adaptive Physical Education (2)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: Biol 66, Physio I or Biol 2A, PE 156A. Anomalies
and physical divergencies among elementary and high school students, their
etiology and consequences; development of special provisions to meet the
needs of atypical students.
159. Tests and Measurements (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 30. Scientific testing in physical education;
analysis, study, and construction of tests; diagnosis of physical efficiency
and physiological reactions to exercise, sports, and games.
161. Curriculum and Methods of Physical Education in Secondary Schools
(3)
(Former PE 151) Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 30, 153, and/or concurrently
(men) PE 125A- B-C-D, (women) PE 115A-B-C-D. Principles applied to the teaching-learning
process; organization and observation of physical education activities in
secondary schools; development of physical education programs.
163. Dance Performance (3; max see PE 63)
(See PE 63)
164T. History of Dance (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Coeducational. Evolvement of dance as an art form; cultural implications;
chan ing concepts in dance style and form. Topics may include the following
periods: Primitive to Renaissance, Baroque to 20th Century, 20th Century.
166. Intermediate Dance Composition (3)
Coeducational. Prerequisite: PE 65. Analysis of styles and trends of compositional
form with experience in development of individual and group dance studies.
167. Orchosis (3)
(See PE 67)
170T. Studies in Dance (3; max see PE 70T)
(See PE 70T)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Physical Education (P E)
220. Research in Education (2)
(See A Ed 220)
230T. Scientific Bases of Physical Education (3; max total 9 if no
topic repeated)
Seminar in a selected topic: research in physical education; body mechanics;
analysis of athletic performance.
240T. Programs in Physical Education (3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: PE 161. Seminar in a selected topic: facilities and equipment;
program development; administration.
250T. Topics in Physical Education (3; max see below)
May be repeated if no topic repeated. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Seminar in a selected topic; for example, contemporary dance and related
art forms.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis or Project (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: see Master's Degrees -- Tbesis Requirement. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis or project for the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Physical Education (P E)
310. Analysis of Team Activities
(2-3; max total 12 if no area repeated)
320. Analysis of Individual Activities
(2-3; max total 12 if no area repeated)