Health, Exercise, and Sport Science

Required Physical Education Program

The RPED program is designed to provide an exemplary educational environment and experiences which contribute to an improved quality of life for the student.  The program offers basic instruction in adult and lifetime physical fitness, healthful living, physical activities and

recreational sports which are of immediate and lasting value to each student.

All cadets are required to complete four semesters of RPED.  All cadets must take RPED 250 and RPED 251.

RPED COURSES

 

RPED 250 Contemporary Health Foundations

Two Credit Hours

 

The purpose of this course is to provide basic information in personal health,

drug and substance use and abuse, nutrition, stress management and human

sexuality. The course is designed to provide a knowledge base for health maintenance and development of proper health values.

Lecture: two hours.

 

RPED 251 Foundations of Physical Fitness and Exercise

Two Credit Hours

 

This course is designed to teach students what physical fitness is; why they

should be fit; how they can evaluate physical fitness; and what can be done to

develop, maintain and improve levels of physical fitness. Basic exercise physiology, body mechanics, exercise programs and prescriptions are taught.

Lecture: two hours.

 

All cadets must successfully complete two different activity (100 level) RPED

courses. Cadets may elect any two activities from the following courses.

 

RPED 103 Beginning Swimming

0 Credit Hours

 

A beginning swimming course designed for adults who are classified as non-swimmers or poor swimmers.

 

RPED 105 Intermediate Swimming and Emergency Water Safety

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite: Swimming proficiency

A course consisting of instruction in the five basic swimming strokes, self rescue, basic lifesaving techniques and emergency water safety.

 

RPED 110 Individualized Physical Education

0 Credit Hours

 

A course providing an individualized approach to health-related aspects of

physical fitness, including, but not limited to, cardiorespiratory and muscular

endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition.

 

RPED 111 Beginning Racquetball

0 Credit Hours

 

A course designed to provide instruction in the rules, skills and strategies of

playing racquetball.

 

RPED 113 First Aid and CPR (ARC)

0 Credit Hours

 

A certification course of the American Red Cross for community first aid and

cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children and infants.

 

RPED 114 Lifeguarding (ARC)

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisites: Swimming proficiency

Corequisite: RPED 117

 

A certification course designed to teach the skills and knowledge required to

properly assume responsibilities of a lifeguard. Completion of this course may

result in ARC lifeguarding certification.

 

RPED 115 Water Safety Instruction (ARC)

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisites: Swimming proficiency

An instructor course which may result in ARC certification for all levels of

swimming instruction.

 

RPED 116 Lifeguard Instructor (ARC)

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisites: RPED 114 or a current ARC lifeguard training certificate.

An instructor course which may result in ARC certification for water safety

and lifeguarding instruction.

 

RPED 117 CPR for the Professional Rescuer

0 Credit Hours

 

Corequisite: RPED 114

 

A certification course of the American Red Cross for lifeguards, fire officers,

police officers, and others with a duty to provide care. Includes adult, child,

infant, two-person and bag valve mask CPR.

 

RPED 122 Archery

0 Credit Hours

 

A course which provides instruction in the basic knowledge and skills of

target archery.

 

RPED 124 Beginning Golf

0 Credit Hours

 

A course which teaches grip, stance, and swing development, as well as

knowledge of rules and strategy of recreational and competitive golf.

 

RPED 126 Judo

0 Credit Hours

 

A comprehensive coverage of the history, dojo etiquette, ukemi (break-fall),

nagewaza (throwing) and ne-waza (grappling) techniques.

 

RPED 127 Skin and SCUBA Diving

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite: Swimming proficiency

Basic techniques of using mask and snorkel are taught. Material is presented

to provide information related to underwater physics and physiology. This course will prepare a student for confined water SCUBA work. This is not a certification course, but a prerequisite that may lead to eventual PADI certification.

 

RPED 128 Skin and SCUBA Diving II

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite: RPED 127 or completion of PADI’s five academic modules

and approval of instructor.

Confined water practice using SCUBA equipment. Completion of this course

may result in a PADI Referral certificate for open water certification dives.

 

RPED 129 Beginning Tennis

0 Credit Hours

 

A course which emphasizes grip, stance, footwork, and basic movement

patterns in executing serve and ground strokes and stresses knowledge of rules

and etiquette.

 

RPED 130 Weight Training

0 Credit Hours

 

A course which stresses proper lifting techniques as well as knowledge concerning the relationship between strength training and various sports programs.

 

RPED 134 Jogging

0 Credit Hours

 

A course which presents jogging as a means of developing and maintaining

a satisfactory level of cardiorespiratory fitness.

 

RPED 135 Intermediate Tennis

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite: RPED 129 or equivalent.

This course requires minimal skills (serve, forehand, and backhand ground

strokes) and presents more advanced skills such as lob, smash and net play in

addition to advanced strategy in singles and doubles play.

 

RPED 136 Sailing and Canoeing

0 Credit Hours

 

Prerequisite: Swimming proficiency

A course which includes basic knowledge and skill concerning small sailing

craft and canoes.

 

RPED 137 Beginning Kayaking

0 Credit Hours

 

A course designed to teach basics of flat water kayaking for lakes and oceans.

 

RPED 140 Sigma Delta Psi

0 Credit Hours

 

A course designed to prepare a student for thirteen sports/fitness skill tests

required for membership in this national athletic fraternity.

 

RPED 142 Orienteering

0 Credit Hours

 

A presentation of skills for cross-country running with map and compass.

 

RPED 143 Water Skiing

0 Credit Hours

 

A progressive presentation of water skiing skills from land drills through

proper power boat handling to basic, intermediate and advanced techniques with the double and single (slalom) equipment.

 

RPED 148 Beginning Yoga

0 Credit Hours

 

A course presenting basic philosophy, positions and breathing techniques of

yoga. Emphasis is also placed on meditation and positive thinking as means to

reduce stress and increase concentration.

 

RPED 149 Tae Kwon Do

0 Credit Hours

 

An introductory course in the martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Knowledge,

history, basic techniques, fundamental movements, required behaviors, discipline and respect are emphasized.

 

RPED 150 Kendo

0 Credit Hours

 

An introduction to Kendo, or Japanese fencing, requires that rules, basic

techniques and customs and courtesies of Kendo be learned. The first three

Nihon Kendo Kata will also be taught. Students are expected to learn proper

care and use of kendo equipment and clothing. Students successfully completing the course will have begun learning the U.S. Kendo Federation requirements for the rank of first kyu.

 

RPED 151 Aerobic Activities

0 Credit Hours

 

This course will cover rhythmic and step aerobic techniques. Students will

study techniques used in both systems as well as health issues in weight reduction and physical fitness development.

 

RPED 155 Special Topics

 0 Credit Hours

 

These courses allow students to take activity courses not offered on a regular

basis. Examples include cardio fitness, pilates, Jujitsu, boating and boating safety and advanced kayaking.