PEA 1Y

About this course

Adapted to provide reasonable accommodations for students with verified physical disabilities, this course is an introduction to the discipline of Physical Education through total fitness. Students will improve total fitness through a program of cardiovascular exercise, agility, speed, flexibility, and resistance training. Includes rules, equipment, etiquette, safety, nutrition, and techniques related to total fitness training. Includes a brief historical examination of how fitness training has changed due to the influences of individuals, cultures, and medical research. Students will review and apply basic exercise physiology and fitness concepts in the context of their own abilities and limitations to develop and/or maintain their cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility fitness levels.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use PEA 1Y

ASSIST maps PEA 1Y to a requirement in 1 published pathway from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State