Do you need to take PE classes in college and/or med school?

Question

The only reason I ask is because I want to go to Medical School one day, but I'm really bad at PE.

Answer 1

Depends on the school. Mine requires that everyone take and pass a swimming test.

Answer 2

I did not have to take any PE classes in undergrad or in grad school. I haven't heard of anyone taking them in Med school. I will say if you want to major in P.E. then I'm sure that you might have to take some courses like that.

Answer 3

Have you spoken to an adviser to check that Intro to Calculus even meets the med school math requirements? "Intro to Calculus" sounds like the class that business and liberal arts majors take for their math requirements. It is also known as "Applied Calculus," "Calculus for Poets," or "Business Calculus" and is taught at a lower level than the calculus classes that engineering and SCIENCE majors usually take. It typically does not meet med school requirements as it isn't considered "real" calculus do to its easiness. By the way med schools usually require a full year of calculus, Differential + Integral Calculus. Does Intro allow you to move on into Integral?

Answer 4

yep...u still have to take a phys ed. class...but the gud news is some colleges offer classes in a classroom or u can even do it online so u may never even step food into an actual gym...it's part of the general requirements which u take in the first couple of years of school.

Answer 5

It really depends on the school, there are alot that do require some p.e class hours but you can take classes like bowling or frisbee golf so it wont be so bad

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure you do need to take PE.

Answer 7

No, you are just required to take a certain number of credit hours for electives.

Answer 8

no. but i would anyway, they are a good way to have fun, meet people and goof off and get credit for it

Answer 9

not unless you want the exercise