PURPOSE:
The purpose of this policy is to recognize the physical, mental, and educational benefits of intercollegiate athletics by providing eligible student-athletes with the opportunity to earn Physical Education (PED) credit for their participation in officially sanctioned intercollegiate sports.
DEFINITIONS:
- Officially sanctioned intercollegiate sports are sponsored by either the NJCAA or NJCAAe.
STATEMENT OF POLICY:
- Student athletes successfully completing an intercollegiate sport at Jefferson Community College shall receive credit toward the physical education graduation requirement. The eligibility form serves as a “class roster” for registration purposes.
- The maximum number of credits earned by participation in intercollegiate sports is 2 credits.
- Student athletes may not receive physical education credit in a physical education activity which duplicates the intercollegiate sport for which they receive credit.
- Guideline dates for reporting grades for those “Intercollegiate Athletic Participation Courses” would be exactly the same as any other course on this campus, that is, the date for “Final Grades Due” as it appears in the College
Approved: Feb 2010, Res. 112-10
Revised: July 2025, Res. 163-25