Physical Education
All students at Haverford are required to participate in some area of the physical education program during their first two years at the College in partial fulfillment of the degree.
For physical education purposes, the academic year is divided into four quarters, of which students must successfully complete six quarters within the first two years. Alternative means to satisfy this requirement are available for students with medical conditions preventing exercise. Students will not be permitted to register for a fifth semester without having fulfilled this requirement. All cases of failure to fulfill the requirement will be reviewed by the dean and the director of athletics. No student will be permitted to graduate without satisfying this requirement, which is designed to assure exposure to a program from which students may choose wisely those forms of activity which will promote physical welfare and recreational satisfaction during college and beyond. The physical education requirement does not carry with it academic credit.
In addition, “Fitness” is a required class for first-year students at Haverford in order to enhance the students’ quality of life while at the College and beyond.
All physical education/fitness courses are coordinated through the athletic department, the main office of which is located on the second floor of the Gardner Integrated Athletic Center.
If you have any questions about the physical education/fitness curriculum, please contact Carole Gormley in the athletic department at 610-896-1117.