NCSSM COURSE CAtAlOG - North Carolina School of Science and ...

Student Development Courses
The residential environment of NCSSM affords a unique opportunity to contribute
to the development and well-being of the whole student both through the
experience of community living, and through specific curricular offerings and
service experiences described in this section.
Graduation Requirement in Physical Activity and Wellness
All junior students are required to successfully complete a term of either PA100
Varsity Sports or another activity-based PA course. PA160/PA162 Sports
Medicine I/II do not meet NCSSM graduation requirements in physical activity
and wellness. Students who enter NCSSM with a deficiency of physical activity
credit must also successfully complete an additional term of physical
activity/wellness for each .50 unit of deficiency. Such deficiencies may be
satisfied by either additional terms of PA100 Varsity Sports or one, or more,
activity-based course(s), though courses may not be repeated for credit. NOTE:
Though students may be involved in a varsity sport each term, they receive
credit for PA100 Varsity Sports only once unless satisfying a documented
entering credit deficiency in physical activity.
PA100 Varsity Sports
One trimester
Credit: One unit physical activity credit.
Prerequisite: Prior junior varsity or varsity experience in the sport of choice,
selection by the NCSSM coach to the varsity sport team through normal teamselection
procedures.
Meeting pattern: Practices are typically held Mondays through Fridays 4:30pm –
6:30pm. Competitions vary according to sport by day of week and starting time.
This course is a way for students who engage in the recommended amount of
weekly exercise for a healthy lifestyle through an NCSSM Interscholastic Varsity
Sport to meet the NCSSM physical activity/wellness graduation requirement or to
satisfy an entering credit deficiency in physical activity from 9 th /10 th grade.
Instruction in each sport is geared to developing a high functional level of
physical fitness through cardiovascular exercise, resistance training and drills;
knowledge of the rules, techniques, and strategies of the sport; and the athletic
ability to execute them in an interscholastic competition. Students registered for
PA100 must be selected by the coach to be on the team and must participate
in a minimum of three practices/competitions per week during the sport’s
season. Students unable to meet these requirements for any reason (poor
academic performance in other courses, medical, or disciplinary reasons) will be
dropped from PA100 and must meet the NCSSM physical activity/wellness
requirement by completing another activity-based PA course. NOTE: Though
students may be involved in a varsity sport each term, they receive credit for
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