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

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

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sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly. PA154 Advanced Dance Techniques II One trimester Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit. Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab. This course is designed for students with at least five years of dance experience and is a continuation of PA134 Advanced Dance Techniques I, although PA134 is not prerequisite for this one. The focus is on further refinement of technical skills in modern dance and ballet and jazz at the advanced level, including complex movement capabilities, rhythmic structures, and spatial designs, with emphasis on aesthetic and expressive qualities that lead to performance. Progressively more sophisticated aspects of space, time, and energy are explored. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected to participate in two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly. Students may take this course and/or PA134 Advanced Dance Techniques I in any order. One is not prerequisite for the other. PA156 Pilates and Yoga II One trimester Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit. Prerequisite: PA146 Pilates and Yoga I. Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab. This course is designed for students who have already taken PA146 Pilates and Yoga I. Students learn advanced Pilates matwork as well as standing Pilates, along with intermediate and advanced Yoga movements and poses. Both systems of movement emphasize the use of breath to support mindful movement that develops strength and emphasizes flow, balance, and flexibility. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected to participate in two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly. PA158 Couch to 5K One trimester Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit. Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab. 112

This course is designed for students who are ready to get in shape. The focus is on cardio strength as well as overall body toning. Students are expected to be able to run a 5K by the end of the trimester. Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes and are expected to participate in two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s recommendation of three moderate exercise sessions weekly. PA160 Sports Medicine I One trimester Credit: One unit additional elective credit. Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab. This course is designed to introduce the field of athletic training to the high school student. Topics of study include basic anatomy/physiology, athletic training skills, and the recognition, management, and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries. PA162 Sports Medicine II One trimester Credit: One unit additional elective credit. Prerequisite: PA160 Sports Medicine I. Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab. This course is a continuation of PA160 Sports Medicine I and is designed for students who are contemplating a career in medicine. Topics include an indepth study of the prevention, recognition, management, and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries. Graduation Requirement in Student Life All students must meet the SSL105 Summer Service Learning requirements before the start of their senior year at NCSSM. All junior students are required to successfully complete SL101Junior Student Life Curriculum and senior students must successfully complete SL201 Senior Student Life Curriculum. Also, all students must successfully complete two years of WS105 Work Service. These courses are all graded Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory (S/U) and do not compute in the GPA. SSL105 Summer Service Learning Credit: Service Learning graduation credit. 60 hours in summer between junior and senior year or in summer prior to first enrollment at NCSSM. This experience introduces students to service learning. Students work for a nonprofit organization in their home community. Students maintain a daily journal of 113

sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with the Surgeon General’s<br />

recommendation <strong>of</strong> three moderate exercise sessions weekly.<br />

PA154 Advanced Dance Techniques II<br />

One trimester<br />

Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit.<br />

Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab.<br />

This course is designed for students with at least five years <strong>of</strong> dance experience<br />

<strong>and</strong> is a continuation <strong>of</strong> PA134 Advanced Dance Techniques I, although PA134<br />

is not prerequisite for this one. The focus is on further refinement <strong>of</strong> technical skills<br />

in modern dance <strong>and</strong> ballet <strong>and</strong> jazz at the advanced level, including complex<br />

movement capabilities, rhythmic structures, <strong>and</strong> spatial designs, with emphasis<br />

on aesthetic <strong>and</strong> expressive qualities that lead to performance. Progressively<br />

more sophisticated aspects <strong>of</strong> space, time, <strong>and</strong> energy are explored. Students<br />

meet in class weekly for 90 minutes <strong>and</strong> are expected to participate in two<br />

additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to comply with<br />

the Surgeon General’s recommendation <strong>of</strong> three moderate exercise sessions<br />

weekly. Students may take this course <strong>and</strong>/or PA134 Advanced Dance<br />

Techniques I in any order. One is not prerequisite for the other.<br />

PA156 Pilates <strong>and</strong> Yoga II<br />

One trimester<br />

Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit.<br />

Prerequisite: PA146 Pilates <strong>and</strong> Yoga I.<br />

Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab.<br />

This course is designed for students who have already taken PA146 Pilates <strong>and</strong><br />

Yoga I. Students learn advanced Pilates matwork as well as st<strong>and</strong>ing Pilates,<br />

along with intermediate <strong>and</strong> advanced Yoga movements <strong>and</strong> poses. Both<br />

systems <strong>of</strong> movement emphasize the use <strong>of</strong> breath to support mindful<br />

movement that develops strength <strong>and</strong> emphasizes flow, balance, <strong>and</strong> flexibility.<br />

Students meet in class weekly for 90 minutes <strong>and</strong> are expected to participate in<br />

two additional weekly exercise sessions beyond the class meeting to comply<br />

with the Surgeon General’s recommendation <strong>of</strong> three moderate exercise<br />

sessions weekly.<br />

PA158 Couch to 5K<br />

One trimester<br />

Credit: One unit physical activity or additional elective credit.<br />

Meeting pattern: One period per week including lab.<br />

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