PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR UNIVERSITY MEN

All men students are required to secure a minimum of
four semesters credit in physical education. This credit
may be secured through taking and passing courses or
taking and passing proficiency examinations. The Depart-
ment of Physical Education for Men is authorized in all
cases to assign students to such classes as in the opinion
of the Department will be most valuable to them in the
present emergency.

All new students are required to take a medical exam-
ination before registering. Students with marked physical
handicaps are required to enroll in special physical educa-
tion classes—P.E.M. 20 “Adapted Sports.” These classes
meet three periods a week. Students assigned to “Adapted
Sports” or “Basic Physical Fitness” are prohibited from
taking proficiency examinations in physical education
courses.

TEST REQUIRED FOR GUIDANCE

All new undergraduate male students entering the Uni-
versity in their freshman and sophomore years are re-
quired to take a Motor Fitness Test before registering.
Students who enter the University of Illinois the first se-
mester 1942-43, and thereafter, will be required to take
this test before registration. Report to Room 306 Huff
Gymnasium any day except Sunday from September 7
until September 15 (hours 8-12 a.m. and 1-5 p.m.).

Students who pass the medical examination and Motor
Fitness Test are enrolled in a variety of regular classes
according to their physical needs. These courses meet two
periods a week. Students are classified in three groups as
follows:

Basic Physical Fitness Group (B.P.F.). Students
who fail the Motor Fitness Test are required to enroll
in a special course called P.E.M. 60 “Basic Physical
Fitness.” This course meets three periods a week.

Prescription Group (P). Those who pass the
Motor Fitness Test but who show marked deficiencies
in physique, endurance, or swimming will be assigned
to courses according to their needs.

Free Choice Group (F.C.). Students who pass
the Motor Fitness Test and are free from deficiencies
in physique, endurance, and swimming are given a free
choice of courses.

All male students after securing the minimum number
of credits (four semesters) in physical education are re-
quired to take the Motor Fitness Test again. Students
who fail to pass the retest are required to enroll in addi-
tional physical education classes for a maximum of two
semesters. (As in P above.)

Beginning June 1, 1943, all new male students entering
the University with junior credit will be required to take a
Motor Fitness Test. Those who fail to pass this test are
required to take a maximum of two semesters of pre-
scribed physical education. (As in B.P.F. above.)