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There are no required courses for meeting the PE/Health requirement. Students must earn at least .5 credits in PE and .5 credits in health that are aligned with the standards for both Physical Education and Health Education.
No. One credit that includes both physical education AND health must be earned by high school students for graduation. The requirement could be met in 2 separate courses, each earning 1/2 credits.
The .5 credit for Physical Education may also be awarded by the school district or public school academy for approved participation in extracurricular athletics or other extracurricular activities involving physical activity. Please note, however, that this pertains only to the physical education credit guidelines of the MMC, not the health education credit guidelines.
A district may determine what extracurricular activities involving physical activity may be used as credit toward meeting the physical education requirement. The Department strongly recommends the local school board develop its own policy outlining what is acceptable for the credit to be clear to students and parents and consistent in implementation.
There are multiple ways that the PE/Health requirement can be modified by a personal curriculum.
See Personal Curriculum.
At least one credit in subject matter that includes both Health and Physical Education aligned with guidelines developed by the Department and approved by the State Board under Section 1278b [or at least 1/2 credit in health aligned with guidelines developed by the Department and approved by the State Board under Section 1278b and at least 1/2 credit awarded by the school district or public school academy for approved participation in extracurricular athletics or other extracurricular activities involving physical activity].
