Welcome to Physical Education, Health Education, Dance, Athletics
Program Description
Physical education provides opportunities for students to gain current knowledge of physical fitness facts, healthful living practices, leisure time pursuits, stress management techniques, and to receive instruction in the skills necessary for successful participation in activities necessary for optimum health and physical efficiency.
The profession is based on the philosophy that physical education is an academic discipline, an essential portion of the General Education process. Further, the physical education curriculum is centered on the concept that movement skills, intellectual development, physical fitness and healthful living practices are elements of life that must be taught and reinforced. Specific knowledge, skills and practice techniques that best benefit the student do not just happen. Instruction, analysis and evaluation by a credentialed professional is essential for implementing this philosophy.
The Santa Barbara City College Physical Education Department is proud to provide SBCC students, faculty and staff with the Life Fitness Center (LFC), a state-ofthe- art physical fitness facility. The Life Fitness Center offers a series of courses that employ an open-entry format that allows students to use the facility during a variety of convenient hours. The LFC features the “aerobic super circuit” considered by many experts to be one of the most effective ways to train and improve physical health. The LFC is set up to accommodate the needs of students of all ages, sizes and skill levels. The LFC is also home to the Human Performance Lab, which provides students with an opportunity for a complete fitness assessment. Lastly, the LFC and the Human Performance Lab provide an excellent teaching facility for students interested in pursuing the A.A. Degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Exercise Science.
The A.A. Degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Exercise Science, is endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the nationally recognized leader in physical fitness certification. Students completing the A.A. Degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Exercise Science, can take the ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor (HFI) certification examination at SBCC. The HFI is aprofessional qualified to assess, design and implement individual and group exercise and fitness programs for low or high risk individuals, as well as those with controlled disease.
The varied offerings of the department are grouped within these categories:
Individual/Dual Activities
Team Sport Activities
Aquatics
Fitness/Cardiovascular Activities
Dance
Combatives
Intercollegiate Athletics
Theory & Professional Preparation Courses
Health Education Courses
NOTE:A student may take any combination of classes in each activity for a total of four semester enrollments. He/she may take four classes; all four beginning or intermediate or advanced, or any combination of those equaling four enrollments. The student is encouraged to move progressively through the skill levels. All such activity courses transfer to CSU and UC branch institutions; however, there are limitations. UC limits the total credit for any/all activity courses to four (4) units. See a counselor for details.
Faculty & Offices
Kathy O'Connor, Chair (PE-212, ext. 2322)
Paula Congleton (PE-304, ext. 2883)
Scott Fickerson (PE-308. ext. 2275)
Morris Hodges (PE-309, ext. 2272)
Charles Melendez (PE-305, ext. 3467)
Ellen O'Connor (PE-306, ext. 2270)
Sandrine Rocher-Kohl (PE-308, ext. 4028)
Jennifer Seigle (PE-308, ext. 3630)
Faculty Advisers/Special Program Advisers
Kathy O'Connor, Faculty Adviser (PE-212, ext. 2322)
Ingrid Schmitz, Special Program Adviser (PE-211, ext. 2380)
Emeritus Faculty
Maxine Dekker Robin Paulsen
Robert Dinaberg Albert H. Revis
Carmen DiPoalo Jack Sanford
Harold "Rusty" Fairly Eleanor Simmons
Patricia MacPhee Richard Weist
Kay Fulton
