Based on your placement test scores, you may have to take developmental courses in reading, English, and/or mathematics before taking the core curriculum courses in your major.

Yes. ECC awards the associate’s degree upon successful completion of all program requirements, then you can complete the next two years at an upper-level institution to obtain a bachelor’s degree in the discipline.

If you do not need developmental coursework and you register for an average of 16 credits each semester, you can complete the degree in two years. You may shorten the amount of time required by taking courses in the summer sessions.

• Demonstrate a wide variety of physical skills and techniques of activities;
• Demonstrate first aid skills and techniques needed in emergency situations;
• Develop personal, positive philosophies of healthy living and physical education that are consistent with expected professional standards and are based on reflective thinking about their learning;
• Identify and discuss several career options available to a degreed physical educator; and
• Communicate effectively with accurate ‘fitness and health’ terminology in written and/oral form.

Call the Division at (973) 877-3250.

Written & Oral Communication (6 credits)
ENG 101 (3 credits)
ENG 102 (3 credits)

Quantitative Knowledge & Skills and Scientific Knowledge & Reasoning (12 credits)
Choose one mathematics course and a lab science sequence or two mathematics courses and one lab science course from the following: Mathematics: MTH 100, MTH 101, MTH 103, MTH 113, MTH 119, MTH 120, MTH 121, MTH 122, MTH 127, MTH 221 or MTH 222 (one or two 4-credit courses)
AND
Lab Science: BIO 101 – BIO 102, BIO 103 – BIO 104, BIO 121 – BIO 122, CHM 101 – CHM 102, CHM 103 – CHM 104, PHY 101 – PHY 102, PHY 103 – PHY 104 or PHY 113 – PHY 114 (one or two 4-credit courses)

Society & Human Behavior (6 credits)
Choose two of the following courses: ANT 101, ANT 105, ECO 101, ECO 102, POL 101, POL 104, PSY 101, PSY 102, PSY 219, SOC 101, SOC 108 or SOC 219 (two 3-credit courses)

Humanistic Perspective (6 credits)
Choose one of the following literature courses: ENG 205, ENG 208, ENG 215, ENG 221, ENG 222, ENG 232, ENG 237, ENG 238, ENG 242, ENG 250, ENG 263 or ENG 264 (one 3-credit course)
AND
Choose one of the following art or music courses: ART 100, ART 101, ART 102, MUS 100, MUS 108, MUS 109 or MUS 117 (one 3-credit course)

Historical Perspective (3 credits)
Choose one of the following history courses: HST 101, HST 102, HST 111, HST 112, HST 121, HST 122, HST 131, HST 132, HST 134, HST 135, HST 136, HST 137, HST 161 or HST 162 (one 3-credit course)

HLT 101 Healthful Living (3 credits)
PHE 101 Introduction to Physical Education (2 credits)
PHE 115 First Aid and Safety (2 credits)
PHE 119 Concepts in Physical Education (2 credits)
Choose any one additional (non-repeated) Physical Education (PHE) course elective (one 1- or 2-credit course)
Choose any seven Physical Education (PHE) activity course electives (PHE courses) (seven 1-credit courses)

BUS 101 Business Organization and Management (3 credits)

Social Science elective – choose any additional (non-repeated) course designated ANT, CJI, EDU, POL, PSY, REL, or SOC (one 3-credit course)

Literature elective – choose any additional (non-repeated) 200-level ENG course (one 3-credit course)

History elective – choose the HST course needed to complete the history sequence (one 3-credit course)

Total Credits Required for Degree: 62 – 63

First Semester
ENG 101 College Composition I (3 credits)
PHE 101 Introduction to Physical Education (2 credits)
Quantitative Knowledge & Skills or Scientific Knowledge & Reasoning mathematics or lab science requirement (4 credits)
Society & Human Behavior requirement (3 credits)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)

Second Semester
ENG 102 College Composition II (3 credits)
Quantitative Knowledge & Skills or Scientific Knowledge & Reasoning mathematics or lab science requirement (4 credits)
Quantitative Knowledge & Skills or Scientific Knowledge & Reasoning mathematics or lab science requirement (4 credits)
PHE 119 Concepts in Physical Education (2 credits)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)

Summer Session
Society & Human Behavior requirement (3 credits)
Humanistic Perspective art or music requirement (3 credits)

Third Semester
HLT 101 Healthful Living (3 credits)
Social Science elective (3 credits)
Humanistic Perspective literature requirement (3 credits)
Historical Perspective requirement (3 credits)
Physical Education (PHE) activity course elective (1 credit)

Fourth Semester
PHE 115 First Aid & Safety (2 credits)
BUS 101 Business Organization and Management (3 credits)
Physical Education (PHE) course elective (1 – 2 credits)
Literature elective (3 credits)
History elective (to complete the history sequence) (3 credits)