Regulations of getting credit for physical education classes
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Physical Education and Sports Department is an interdepartmental unit at Cracow University of Economics, which organizes and conducts physical education classes, sport classes, recreational classes and rehabilitation classes for students and workers of Cracow University of Economics.
2. Physical education classes are obligatory at the 1st year of full-time studies: 60 hours per year (divided into 2 semesters: 30 hours in winter semester and 30 hours in summer semester). Each semester ends with getting graded credit and 1 ECTS point.
All other full-time students (higher years students, part-time students, extramural studies students) can take part in the classes after paying the fee according to Cracow University of Economics Rector’s ordinance.
3.1st year full-time students are obliged to choose one of physical education classes:
- general classes,
- sport specializations, for example volleyball, body-building, aerobics, skiing etc.,
- classes (trainings), for which credits are granted, in the framework of Academic Club of Academic Sport Association.
List of Academic Club sections of Academic Sport Association, for which credit are granted is updated every year and published on the Internet and in the showcases of Physical Education and Sports Department. There is a possibility of getting grade: excellent, see grade criteria.
4. Classes are conducted:
- at the sport hall, in the recreational room, and at the gym,
1 day in the week for 2 teaching hours (90 minutes),
- at the swimming pool,
1 day In the week for 1 teaching hours (45 minutes),
- in different sport facilities according to specific character of Academic Club sport section of Academic Sport Association,
- students who have medical certificate, which dismiss them from physical education classes, choose form of the classes suggested by the doctor; the certificate has to be confirmed by Medical Board in Scanmed Multimedis S.A ul. Armii Krajowej 5.
GRADE CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES
According to accepted syllabus the student gets credit for the classes when he or she accomplishes all the effects of education. In the range of knowledge and skills the requirements are determined by the teacher in accordance with specific character of the classes. In the range of social competence grade criteria are the same for everyone. Assessments of knowledge and skills compose 20% of final grade and assessment of social competence composes 60% of final grade.
Grade criteria for physical education classes in the range of social competence:
1. To get credit for given semester for physical education classes student has to attend over 50% of the classes (8 time attendance) in normal mode that is in earlier chosen group. The rest of absences must be complement by additional classes or, in the case of sickness, by medical certificate.
2. Student who gets credit for physical education classes have to fulfill following criteria:
Grade: excellent – gets a student who is a member of Academic Club of Academic Sport Association, and who is active and committed on trainings and during sport contests.
Grade: very good – gets a student who show great activity and progress during classes. He or she can have maximum two absences complemented by additional classes during semester and only one absence not complemented by additional classes but excused. All other absences must be complemented.
Grade: good – gets a student who has only one not excused absence or maximum four absences complemented by additional classes during semester. Excused classes must be complemented.
Grade: satisfactory – gets a student who has maximum two not excused absences. All other absences must be complemented.
Forms of completing physical education classes:
- normal mode,
- complementation of absences during classes by additional classes.
Complementation of absences during classes by additional classes can be complete during other term (that is not during the day of obligatory physical education classes). The classes can be complemented once a day and the student has to complement from given month until the end of the next month. In the final week there is no possibility of complementation of physical education classes.
Cases not described in the Regulations and doubtful ones are settled by Director of Physical Education and Sports Department.