Physical Education, A.A.

The major requirement for a non-transfer Associate in Arts degree in Physical Education may be met by completing a minimum of 18 units in Physical Education from the following areas: 12 units from the PE core requirements, at least 6 units from the elective requirements and one GE course from GE group #1, one course from GE group #2 and meeting all other MSJC General Education Option A requirements (for a total of 60 units).

AA.PE

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MSJC General Education Option A  

Plan of Study Grid
Fall Semester 1Units
ENGL-101 College Composition 3
COMM-100 Public Speaking 3
MATH-140 Introduction to Statistics 3
CSCR-100 College Success and Career Readiness 3
PE-195 Introduction to Kinesiology 3
 Units15
Spring Semester 1
PE-115 First Aid and CPR 3
ENGL-103 Critical Thinking and Writing 3
HIST-112
U.S. History Since 1865
or Introduction to American Government and Politics
3
Select three units of the following: 3
Body Conditioning
Step Aerobics & Circuit Training (formerly Beginning Step Aerobics)
Introduction to Jogging (formerly Jogging)
Strength Training: Circuit
Strength Training: Free Weights
Powerlifting
Exercise Walking
Intermediate Fitness Walking
Beginning Yoga
Beginning Tennis
Intermediate Tennis
Individual and Group Sports: Basketball
Introduction to Volleyball
Individual and Group Sports: Soccer
Intercollegiate Sports: Soccer (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Football (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Baseball (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Golf
Pre-Season Athletics: Golf
Off-Season Athletics: Golf
Intercollegiate Sports: Softball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Softball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Beach Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball ( Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball (Women)
NUTR-100 Family Nutrition 3
 Units15
Fall Semester 2
DAN-100 History and Appreciation of Dance 3
BIOL-100 Human Biology 4
Select four units of the following: 4
Body Conditioning
Step Aerobics & Circuit Training (formerly Beginning Step Aerobics)
Introduction to Jogging (formerly Jogging)
Strength Training: Circuit
Strength Training: Free Weights
Powerlifting
Exercise Walking
Intermediate Fitness Walking
Beginning Yoga
Beginning Tennis
Intermediate Tennis
Individual and Group Sports: Basketball
Introduction to Volleyball
Individual and Group Sports: Soccer
Intercollegiate Sports: Soccer (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Football (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Baseball (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Golf
Pre-Season Athletics: Golf
Off-Season Athletics: Golf
Intercollegiate Sports: Softball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Softball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Beach Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball ( Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball (Women)
PE-110 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3
PE-126 Sport Psychology 3
 Units17
Spring Semester 2
PSYC-101 Introduction to Psychology 3
Select three units of the following: 3
Body Conditioning
Step Aerobics & Circuit Training (formerly Beginning Step Aerobics)
Introduction to Jogging (formerly Jogging)
Strength Training: Circuit
Strength Training: Free Weights
Powerlifting
Exercise Walking
Intermediate Fitness Walking
Beginning Yoga
Beginning Tennis
Intermediate Tennis
Individual and Group Sports: Basketball
Introduction to Volleyball
Individual and Group Sports: Soccer
Intercollegiate Sports: Soccer (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Football (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Baseball (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Golf
Pre-Season Athletics: Golf
Off-Season Athletics: Golf
Intercollegiate Sports: Softball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Softball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Beach Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball ( Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball (Women)
HS-121 Fundamentals of Healthful Living 3
Select one of the following: 3
Ethnic Politics in America
Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies
Introduction to Black Studies
Black History in American Context
American Indian Literature
Latinx/Chicanx Literature
Multiethnic Literature (formerly ENGL-280)
Indigenous Peoples of California
PE-106 Sports Officiating 3
 Units15
 Total Units62

Note: AREA G (Math Competency) can be demonstrated by a high school math course at or above the level of Algebra 2 with a grade of C or better.

An Associate Degree in this program requires students to complete MSJC's local General Education, Option A, by fulfilling all general education areas. In addition, students must complete all major requirements and complete an overall total of 60 degree applicable units with a minimum 2.0 GPA.

Course Title Credits
MSJC General Education Option A24
Required PE Core Courses12
PE Electives6
Electives (as needed to reach 60 units)
Course Title Credits
Required GE Group 1 Courses
Select one of the following:
Human Anatomy & Physiology I (or higher)
Human Biology (or higher)
Honors Human Biology
Introduction to Chemistry (or higher)
Required GE Group 2 Courses
Select one of the following:
Fundamentals of Healthful Living
Drugs, Health and Society (formerly Drugs: Use and Abuse)
Family Nutrition
Honors Family Nutrition
Introduction to Nutrition Science
Honors Introduction to Nutrition Science
Required Courses
PE-106Sports Officiating3
PE-110Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries3
PE-115First Aid and CPR3
PE-195Introduction to Kinesiology3
Electives
Select six units of the following:6
Body Conditioning
Step Aerobics & Circuit Training (formerly Beginning Step Aerobics)
Introduction to Jogging (formerly Jogging)
Strength Training: Circuit
Strength Training: Free Weights
Powerlifting
Exercise Walking
Intermediate Fitness Walking
Beginning Yoga
Beginning Tennis
Intermediate Tennis
Individual and Group Sports: Basketball
Introduction to Volleyball
Individual and Group Sports: Soccer
Intercollegiate Sports: Soccer (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Soccer (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Football (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Football (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Men) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Volleyball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Pre-Conference Competition
Intercollegiate Sports: Basketball (Women) Conference and Post- Conference Competition
Pre-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Basketball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Baseball (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Baseball (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Men)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Men)
Intercollegiate Sports: Tennis (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Tennis (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Golf
Pre-Season Athletics: Golf
Off-Season Athletics: Golf
Intercollegiate Sports: Softball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Softball (Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Softball (Women)
Intercollegiate Sports: Beach Volleyball (Women)
Pre-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball ( Women)
Off-Season Athletics: Beach Volleyball (Women)
Total Units18

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