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Purpose

The purpose of the Physical Education Basic Instruction Program is to design and implement quality programs that develop skills, attitudes, interests and knowledge pertaining to physical movement as a basis for a lifetime of activity enhancing the quality of human existence, and provide an opportunity for all persons within the University community to receive quality instruction in a variety of movement experiences consonant with their levels of skill and interest.

The UVM Physical Education Basic Instruction program is repsonsible for:

• Advising in the development of policies relative to the role of physical education activity instruction in the educational hierarchy of UVM.
• Interpreting and administering University policy as it relates to physical education activity instruction.
• Initiating program, budget and facility planning in cooperation with The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

In order to graduate, all UVM students in four year programs are required to take one year (2.0 credits) of Physical Education, and all students in two year programs are required to take 1.0 credits of physical education.

Students 25 years of age or older at the time of admissions or readmission are exempt from this requirement. However, since the two credits are included in the total hours required for graduation, they will need to earn two credits from another area.

All transfer students under the age of 25 must complete the physical eduation requirement.

In addition to taking a Physical Education Activity Class (PEAC), students may earn Physical Education credit through Varsity Sport Credit, Club Sport Credit, Credit by Exam, and Independent Study. Students may learn important information pertinent to each of these ways to earn Physical Education credit by selecting the appropriate area below.