Wellness and Personal Development

Discover Yourself

Courses in sports, fitness, and aquatics serve to improve physical and mental health and fitness, develop recreational and leisure-time skills, and facilitate functional body movement.

Theory and Practice

Classes impart theory on  knowledge of health and fitness, skills performance, game strategies and rules, sport coaching, nutrition, and sport history as well as offering American Red Cross certification in Advanced Emergency Care, CPR/Lifeguarding Red Cross certification, NASM Personal Trainer certification and PADI certification in Scuba.

Grades and Pass/Fail Options

Most WPD courses are one- or two-credit and are a half-semester in length. A maximum of eight WPD credits may be applied toward graduation, but no more than four credits of practice-only courses can be applied toward graduation. Beyond those limitations there is no limit on how many WPD courses may be taken, or how many credits may be earned. Courses may be taken for grades or on a pass/fail basis.

Students are encouraged to take a variety of credit-bearing WPD classes with the aim of enhancing their overall wellness to complement their other academic learning.