3506 (HLTH&WELL)

Health & Wellness, a course based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for Health & Wellness, provides the basis to

help students adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. Health education should contribute directly to a student’s

ability to successfully practice behaviors that protect and promote health and avoid or reduce health risks. Through

a variety of instructional strategies, students practice the development of functional health information (essential

concepts); determine personal values that support health behaviors; develop group norms that value a healthy

lifestyle; develop the essential skills necessary to adopt, practice, and maintain health-enhancing behaviors. This

course includes the application of priority areas in a planned, sequential, comprehensive health education

curriculum. Priority areas include: promoting personal health and wellness, physical activity, healthy eating,

promoting safety and preventing unintentional injury and violence, promoting mental and emotional health, a

tobacco-free lifestyle and an alcohol- and other drug-free lifestyle and promoting human development and family

health. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills of health and wellness core concepts,

analyzing influences, accessing information, interpersonal communication, decision-making and goal-setting skills,

health-enhancing behaviors, and health and wellness advocacy skills.

Recommended Grade Level: 9 – 12

Recommended Prerequisites: 8th grade health education

Credits: 1 credit, 1 semester course

Fulfills the Health & Wellness requirement for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, Core 40 with

Technical Honors diplomas

**(This course is required to meet state graduation requirements.)

3542

Physical Education I (L) (PHYS ED II) Physical Education I focuses on instructional strategies through a planned, sequential, and comprehensive physical education curriculum which provides students with opportunities to actively participate in at least four of the following: team sports; dual sport activities; individual physical activities; outdoor pursuits; self-defense and martial arts; aquatics; gymnastics; and dance, all of which are within the framework of the skills, knowledge and confidence needed by the student for a lifetime of healthful physical activity and fitness. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-based skill evaluation. Individual assessments may be modified for individuals with disabilities, in addition to those with IEPs and 504 plans (e.g., chronic illnesses, temporary injuries, obesity, etc.). See 511 IAC 7-27-9, 7-27-11.

 •Recommended Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 

•Required Prerequisites: Grade 8 Physical Education High School Course Titles and Descriptions 2022-2023 157 

•Recommended Prerequisites: none 

•Credits: 1 semester course, 1 credit per semester, 1 credit maximum 

•Fulfills part of the Physical Education requirement for all diplomas 

•Classes are co-educational unless the activity involves bodily contact or groupings based on an objective standard of individual performance developed and applied without regard to gender. 

•Adapted physical education must be offered, as needed, in the least restricted environment and must be based upon an individual assessment. 

•As a designated laboratory course, 25% of course time must be spent in activity. 

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3560 (ELECT PE)

Elective Physical Education, a course based on selected standards from Indiana’s Academic Standards for

Physical Education, identifies what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical

education program. The goal of a physically educated student is to maintain appropriate levels of cardio-

respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthy

and productive life. Elective Physical Education promotes lifetime sport and recreational activities and provides an

opportunity for an in-depth study in one or more specific areas. A minimum of two of the following activities should

be included: team sports; dual sports activities; individual physical activities; outdoor pursuits; self-defense and

martial arts; aquatics; gymnastics; and dance. It includes the study of physical development concepts and

principles of sport and exercise as well as opportunities to develop or refine skills and attitudes that promote

lifelong fitness. Students have the opportunity to design and develop an appropriate personal fitness program that

enables them to achieve a desired level of fitness. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-

based skill evaluation. Individual assessments may be modified for individuals with disabilities, in addition to those

with IEP’s and 504 plans (e.g., chronic illnesses, temporary injuries, obesity, etc.). See 511 IAC 7-27-9, 7-27-11.

Recommended Grade Level: 10 – 12

Recommended Prerequisites: Successful completion of Freshman PE with a C or above or teacher permission

Credits: 2 credit 2 semester course. There is no maximum amount of credits that may be earned provided that

there is no course or skill level duplication.

Counts as an Elective for the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and Core 40 with Technical

Honors diplomas

Recommended: Classes are co-educational unless the activity involves bodily contact or groupings based on an

objective standard of individual performance developed and applied without regard to gender.

Adapted physical education must be offered, as needed, in the least restricted environment and must be based

upon an individual assessment.

As a designated laboratory course, 25% of course time must be spent in activity.

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