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Gerontology, Health and Physical Education 73
GERO 454 Aging and the Family (3-0-3),* spring, even years.
Problems of aging in the family as related to interpersonal relationships,
nutrition, and near environmental needs of the elderly in maintaining
personal independence. Prerequisite: Fifteen hours of field experience.
Same as HEFS 454.
GERO 460 Ethics and Social Issues (3-0-3), fall. An attempt to help
students reach a higher critical and reflective consciousness of the
relationship of ethics to professional and business decision making and
problem solving. Same as SOCI 460.
GERO 475 Special Studies in Gerontology (3-0-3), on demand.
This course will accommodate a variety of special topics in the field of
gerontology. Guest lecturers will make presentations on topics of their
expertise and chosen specializations.
GERO 479 Programs and Services for Elderly (3-0-3), summer.
Health care delivery system, aging networks, delivery of care,
communication disorders in the elderly. Same as COMP 479.
GERO 494 Public Administration Management (3-0-3), spring,
even years. A survey of management problems in the public sector. Same
as POLS 494.
GERO 495 Practicum in Gerontology (3-0-6), fall, spring, summer.
Supervised work experience with an agency or organization serving older
adults. The practicum practice placement will be consistent with
academic and career goals for the student and designed to give face to face
client exposure.Health and Physical
Education
The Department of Health and Physical Education in the
College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science
Degree in Community Health, Physical Education (nonteaching),
Exercise and Sport Science (all-level certification
for teaching), and Corporate Fitness. Current faculty
members are listed at the back of the catalog.
Students who plan to seek Teacher Certification (Exercise
and Sport Science) should consult the Department of
Education section of this catalog and then the department
chair of Health and Physical Education.
INTRODUCTION
Undergraduate students at Abilene Christian University are
required to take four semester hours of physical education
(PE 100 and three activity courses). PE majors are
exempted from this requirement. Transfers must take PE
100 if they have not completed Physical Education activity
requirements. Students seeking medical exemption must
do so through Dr. Joyce Curtis of the Health and Physical
Education department. Most often students are given
adaptive or modified physical activities rather than
exemption. The HPE Department attempts to provide a
well balanced program with emphasis upon both
performance skills and the acquisition of knowledge.
Departmental objectives include providing activity for
recreation (enjoyment), fitness, and stress release during
the current semester, while also providing knowledge and
skill which will allow the student to maintain a healthy,
enjoyable lifestyle in the future.
A student may elect to take any Physical Education activity
class, excluding PE 100, Concepts of Health, on a Pass/Fail
basis. Student must make this decision during the first two
weeks of class and the form must be turned in to the Office
of the Registrar. The forms may be obtained in the Physical
Education office or the Registrar's office. (Students
must realize that some graduate schools will not accept
Pass/Fail grades and will automatically count them as a
grade of C. Some schools will not transfer Pass/Fail grades.)
The Department is housed in Gibson Health and Physical
Education Center, which contains three gyms for court
games, three racquetball courts, a gymnastics room, an
exercise room housing Nautilus strength enhancing
equipment and stairclimbers and a treadmill for aerobic
workouts, a free-weight room, an indoor swimming pool,
and men's and women's dressing rooms. Fourteen tennis
courts (eight with lights) are adjacent to the center, and six
bowling lanes are located in the nearby McGlothlin
Campus Center. Interested students can have access to the
department's Human Performance Laboratory where an
analysis of body composition, cardiovascular function,
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