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USC Catalogue 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Physical Education

Return to: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences  

Physical Education Building 108
(213) 740-2488
Fax: (213) 821-1058
Email: phed@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/phed
Director: Steve VanKanegan, MS

Administrative Coordinator: Amber Harris, MPW

Equipment Manager: Victor Escobar

Faculty

Master Lecturers: Danielle Roman, MS; Steve VanKanegan, MS

Senior Lecturer: Timothy L. Burton, MEd

Lecturers: Ian Culbertson, BA; Stephanie Eggert, MS; Steve Hsu, MS; John Jessee, MS; Isabelle Pilliere Mazumdar, BA

The physical education program provides a variety of offerings in fitness and activities classes designed to promote health and general fitness based upon individual goals and needs. Fitness classes focus primarily on development of muscle strength, muscle endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, general wellness principles and nutritional guidelines. Activities classes stress fundamental techniques, tactics, rules, etiquette and the importance of leisure time activities to physical, mental and social well-being.

General Requirements

No more than four units of physical education activity courses may be applied to a student’s overall unit requirement, toward his or her USC degree.

Registration in courses PHED 102a , PHED 102b –PHED 163  is contingent upon assessment of students’ knowledge and competence in performance during the first two class meetings. Students who wear glasses while participating in vigorous activities must secure departmental approval of provisions made for eye protection in courses PHED 140. Course PHED 165  is reserved for students who are reporting for regular freshman or varsity athletic squads.

To obtain a prerequisite waiver to take a b class before having taken the a section, the instructor’s approval and signature are needed. Students should be aware that in the future they cannot take the prerequisite course in the activity for credit after having it waived.

Programs

Courses

Physical Education