HHPR 150 -50 Lifetime Fitness Concepts
Course Syllabus
Shelly Grimes, Instructor
HHPR OFFICE 101L student rec center
mgrimes@pittstate.edu
620-235-4987 office
General Description:
Lifetime Fitness Concepts is a one-hour service course offered by the Department of Health, Human
Performance, and Recreation. The objective of this course is to present a series of physical fitness related
concepts to the general student population with the expectation that the information will enlighten and
motivate the students to improve their physical fitness and maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.
The concepts will be presented through a series of lectures and demonstrations. In addition, a
comprehensive personal physical fitness evaluation is provided during the semester for every student.
Individual fitness counseling and exercise prescription is also available to everyone.
The Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation views this course as a significant
intellectual and practical experience for all Pittsburg State University students. The most significant and
central purpose of the course is to present information that is directly concerned with the students’ health
and well-being. The concepts presented allow the student to gain knowledge about and participate in
activities and programs that may alter their lifestyles and thus make them healthier, more productive
members of a physically active society.
Textbook Material:
None Required – Course materials are available on CANVAS Download and bring the power point
outlines to class to facilitate quality note taking. Laptops may also be used for note taking from instructor
power points.
Course Expectations:
Tests: A mid-term examination is tentatively scheduled to be administered the eighth class meeting of the
semester. The test will be objective in nature and will consist of 50 multiple-choice/true-false questions. A
final examination will be administered final day of class. This test will cover material presented in class
from midterm through the end of the semester. It will also be objective and consist of multiple-choice/truefalse questions. Make-up exams will be administered only under extreme circumstances with prior
approval of the instructor. Other /and/or additional assignments are at the instructors discretion.
Grading: Course grades will be primarily determined from scores made on the two examinations and for
completion of the fitness evaluation. Consideration may also be given for attendance, homework and out of
classroom activities (instructors discretion). Daily quizes will be given for class attendance points. If you
are absent, these cannot be made up.
Grading Scale: A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
Physical Fitness Evaluation Session:
Each student will be responsible for scheduling an APPOINTMENT ONLINE to complete their fitness
evaluation. The Human Performance Lab (#202) is located on the same floor of SRC as classroom 216.
Personal evaluations measure: blood pressure, body composition, body fat distribution, aerobic capacity,
flexibility, muscular endurance and muscular strength.
LFC Lab Appointment Hotline:
*** http://www.pittstate.edu/department/health/human-performance-lab.dot ***
Select - Schedule Now – Select Service – Fitness Evaluation LFC (20 Mins) and be sure to
FINALIZE APPOINTMENT!!!
A confirmation email reminder will be sent and missed
appointments will be cause for penalty.
Fitness Laboratory Schedule:
The lab opens January 21st. The lab will normally be open Monday-Thursday from 9:30-11:30 am and
1:00-3:00 pm for your convenience. Drop-in appointments are accepted if people with appointments are
not waiting to be tested. Lab personnel may include lab Director Dr. Leiker, Lab Coordinator, your
instructors, our HHPR GA’s and/or our student workers. This is a mandatory requirement for the course.
If you do not complete a fitness test you will receive an “F” for the course.
Absences: Absence #1____ Absence #2____ Absence #3____ Absence #4  Absence #5 = XXX
A total of three (3) absences are allowed during the semester. Upon the fourth (4) absence, the instructor
may drop you a letter grade from the course. Upon the 5th absence you will automatically receive an “F”
for the class. It is the students responsibility to drop him/herself from the course prior to the drop deadline,
to prevent an “F” from being placed on his/her official transcript. Each class period attendance points will
be given by a daily quiz. These cannot be made up. If you are absent this day, you will not receive any
quiz points or be allowed to make them up.
Personal Physical Fitness and Weight Control Program:
Information provided in this course will enable each student to either begin or continue a personal physical
fitness/weight control program. Students are encouraged to participate and enjoy the new Student Rec
Center cardio & weight training equipment and along with many other recreation opportunities.
Tentative Schedule:
Class 1:
Introduction, Syllabus, Requirements, etc..
Class 2:
Concepts of Fitness, Exercise Principles
Class 3:
Aerobic Fitness
Class 4:
Flexibility
Class 5:
Muscular Strength and Endurance
Class 6:
C-V Risk
Class 7:
Midterm Exam Review
Class 8:
EXAM #1
Class 9:
Body Composition and Maintenance
Class 10:
Obesity Video
Class 11:
Nutrition #1
Class 12:
Nutrition #2
Class 13:
Stress Management
Class 14:
Discretion Day
Class 15:
Final Exam Review
Class 16:
EXAM #2
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Special Concerns * Any student who, because of a special or disabling condition, may require some
special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact their instructor as soon as
possible to make necessary accommodations.
To gain access to the Student Recreation Center (SRC) you must have your “ACTIVE” PSU student
ID with you. PSU needs to be able to make sure the facility is being used by the people who are
suppose to be using it. Approved users are currently enrolled students, staff with paid membership and
groups or individuals approved access by the Department of Campus Recreation. You could be denied
access into the Rec Center without your active PSU ID. This could impact your attendance and/or
grade. PLEASE BRING YOUR PSU ID CARD EVERYDAY! *Academic Classes need to stop by
the front desk and tell the staff they are here for a class not to just walk through the gates. Students that
are coming for your class and then want to stay and workout, that must come to the welcome center
after class with their student ID card if they wish to stay and use the facility.
** Please show respect to your instructor and classmates during class. Turn off your cell phone and
Ipods and no texting during class. Laptops are a convenient way to access Canvas and fill in your
notes during lectures. All course material is downloaded to Canvas.
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Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy:
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PSU’s Code of Student’s Rights and Responsibilities found at
http://www.pittstate.edu/audiences/currentstudents/policies/rights-and- responsibilities/academicmisconduct.dot includes the following:
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ARTICLE 30. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
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Education at the university level requires intellectual integrity
and trust between faculty and students. Professors are obliged to
master their subject and present as fair an account of it as
possible. For their part, students are obliged to make an honest
effort to fulfill both the letter and the spirit of course
requirements. Academic dishonesty violates both integrity and
trust. It jeopardizes the effectiveness of the educational process
and the reliability of publicly reported records of achievement.
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Academic dishonesty by a student is defined as unethical
activity associated with course work or grades.
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It includes, but is not limited to:
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Giving or receiving unauthorized aid on examinations,
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Giving or receiving unauthorized aid in the preparation of
notebooks, themes, reports, papers or any other assignments,
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Submitting the same work for more than one course without the
instructor's permission, and, Plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as
using ideas or writings of another and claiming them as one's
own. Copying any material directly (be it the work of other
students, professors, or colleagues) or copying information from
print or electronic sources (including the internet) without
explicitly acknowledging the true source of the material is
plagiarism. Plagiarism also includes paraphrasing another
individual’s ideas or concepts without acknowledging their
work, or contribution. To avoid charges of plagiarism, students
should follow the citation directions provided by the instructor
and/or department in which the class is offered
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Unless otherwise stated by the instructor, exams, quizzes, and
out-of-class assignments are meant to be individual, rather than
group, work. Hence, copying from other students’ quizzes or
exams, as well as presenting as one's own work an assignment
prepared wholly or in part by another is in violation of academic
honesty.
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The above guidelines do not preclude group study for exams,
sharing of sources for research projects, or students discussing
their ideas with other members of the class unless explicitly
prohibited by the instructor. Since the violation of academic
honesty strikes at the heart of the educational process, it is
subject to the severest sanctions, up to and including receiving
an "F" or "XF" (an "XF" indicates the "F" was the result of
academic dishonesty) for the entire class and dismissal from the
university.
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When an instructor has a reasonable good faith belief that a
student(s) has committed academic misconduct, that instructor
has the sole discretion to give the student an F on the
assignment/test to which the student committed academic
misconduct or an F for the entire course. If such an F negatively
affects the student’s final grade in the course, that student(s)
may appeal the final grade pursuant to the current Pittsburg
State University Catalog’s Grade Appeal process.
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When the instructor wishes to impose an "XF", and/or more
severe sanctions, he or she must first notify their department
chair, dean, and the University’s Academic Honesty Committee
Chairperson in writing. In addition, the same procedure applies
if similar sanctions seem warranted for a student(s) or former
student(s) who have assisted in a serious act of academic
dishonesty.
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University Academic Honesty Committee
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The Academic Honesty Committee is convened under the
auspices of the Provost. It is composed of nine members. The
Faculty Senate Executive Committee is responsible for
appointing six of these members. All must be full-time members
of the teaching faculty. Members chosen by the Executive
Committee serve staggered two-year terms. The Faculty Senate
Executive Committee shall make its appointments at the
beginning of the academic year. In addition to its six faculty
members, the Academic Honesty Committee shall include three
student members. Two (2) students of senior status shall be
appointed by the Student Government Association. An
additional (1) student shall be appointed by the Graduate
Student Association. The students from both organizations will
be appointed annually and at the beginning of the Fall semester.
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The Vice President of the Faculty Senate will serve as the
Academic Honesty Committee Chairperson. If the Vice
President of the Faculty Senate is excluded because of possible
bias, the President of the Faculty Senate will appoint a
temporary chair. The Academic
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Honesty Committee Chairperson is responsible for advising the
Provost on cases involving alleged student academic dishonesty.
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The committee may impose one or more of the following
sanction(s):
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The imposition of a grade of "XF"
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The addition of a permanent note on the student's transcript
indicating his/her participation in a serious act of academic
dishonesty (such as taking an exam for another student)
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Disciplinary probation Suspension Expulsion from the
university
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The decision made by the Academic Honesty Committee may
be appealed to the Provost. The following procedures shall be
adhered to:
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Step 1: The instructor charging a student with academic
dishonesty shall submit a written request for hearing to the
Chairperson of the Academic Honesty Committee, giving full
detail of the alleged act(s) of academic dishonesty and send
copies of the request to their department chair and dean. The
Chairperson of the Academic Honesty Committee will then
convene the committee and inform its members of the details of
the incident. The aforementioned request shall be forwarded by
the Chairperson of the Academic Honesty Committee to the
student(s) charged with academic dishonesty. The committee
shall then schedule a hearing to be held within fifteen (15) class
days from the time of the instructor’s request.
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Step 2: The instructor, and student(s) charged with academic
dishonesty, will be notified of the time and date of the said
hearing at least five (5) class days before the hearing is to be
held. The instructor, and student(s) charged with academic
dishonesty may seek advice concerning the hearing from any
person such as a faculty member or department chairperson.
The instructor and each student(s) may also be accompanied to
the hearings by an advisor. The student(s), at their own cost, has
the right to provide a transcriptionist at their hearing. Note: The
university attorney has the right to be present at any Academic
Honesty Committee hearing. The two parties, the instructor
and student(s) charged with academic dishonesty, may each
request removal of any one member of the committee. This
request shall be presented to the chairperson of the committee in
writing at least two (2) class days
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prior to the time of the hearing. After the request for removal
has been made the chairperson will notify the individual and the
respective individual will be removed from the hearing.
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Step 3: The Academic Honesty Committee will conduct an
appropriate hearing and may gather additional evidence
pertaining to the issue. During the hearing, the instructor,
student(s) charged with academic dishonesty, and witnesses
with direct first hand knowledge of the incident shall have the
opportunity to testify (within the guidelines and time frames
established by the committee). Hearings are evaluations by
members of the university community and are not legal
proceedings. Cross-examination is the prerogative of the
instructor, the student(s) charged with academic dishonesty, and
the committee. For future reference, the hearing shall be audio
tape recorded (Committee deliberations on sanctions shall not
be recorded). During the entire process the proceedings of the
committee shall be closed and confidential, unless the matter
becomes the subject of litigation.
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Step 4: Within five (5) class days of the conclusion of the
hearing, the committee will render a written opinion concerning
its findings, as well as a written verdict which the Provost will
impose.
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Step 5: Upon notification of the imposed sanction, the student(s)
will have five (5) class days to appeal to the Provost. This
appeal must be in a written format and must provide detail for
the reason of the appeal.
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Step 6: Once the Provost receives the appeal, he/she will have 8
class days to review the hearing and, in consultation with the
President, render a decision. The Provost may uphold, or
overturn the Academic Honesty Committee’s sanction(s) or
propose an alternate penalty which the student may accept.
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Removal of Sanctions
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After two (2) years have elapsed, the student may present a
written request for removal of the imposed sanctions to the
Provost. If the request is not granted, the student may present up
to 4 more requests for removal but in no case can the student
present more than 1 request per year academic year.
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If the request is granted, the student will be returned to good
standing with the university and /or have the notification of the
disciplinary action removed from their transcript, provided that
no other sanction for academic dishonesty has been imposed in
the interim. It shall be at the Provost's discretion to determine
what fairness requires.
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DROPPING A COURSE OR WITHDRAWING FOR THE SEMESTER
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Beginning the 12th week through the 16th week of full-term courses, individual
courses cannot be dropped.
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A student who does not officially withdraw from a course or from the university will be
assigned an “F” grade in the course or courses concerned. These “F” grades will be
included in the computation of the grade point average.
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The dates for dropping courses that run fewer than sixteen weeks are proportionate
to the length of the course (e.g. the last day to drop an eight week course would be
the end of the sixth week). Consult your instructor or the Registrar’s Office for
questions about a specific course. For students who wish to withdraw from all
classes after the 12th week of the term, the instructor must assign a grade of W or F.
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To drop a course after the 5th day of class or for clarification on drop/add policies,
contact the Registrar’s Office, 103 Russ Hall, 620-235-4200 or
registrar@pittstate.edu
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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The Office of Student Financial Assistance is required to recalculate financial aid
eligibility for students who withdraw, stop attending or are dismissed prior to
completing 60 percent of a semester. This calculation applies to students receiving
Title IV funds including:
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Federal Pell Grant
Stafford Loan
SMART Grant for math and science
Parent PLUS Loan
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Federal financial aid is returned to the federal government based on the percent of
unearned aid disbursed toward institutional charges for tuition, fees, and on-campus
room and board. Students may be required to repay a portion of the aid funds
received.
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When aid is returned, the student may owe a debit balance to the University and/or
Department of Education Title IV Programs.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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International students studying on F or J visas must be in proper immigration status
and are required to always be in full time enrollment (minimum 12 hours
undergraduate. or 9 hours graduate). For additional information
http://www.pittstate.edu/office/international/international- students/immigration.dot
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CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY
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Students at Pittsburg State University are expected to attend class regularly and
participate fully in class activities. It is the responsibility of the course instructor to set
the attendance policy for his or her courses and communicate that policy to students
in the course syllabus. The syllabus should address whether and how attendance
affects the course grade, the issue of excused absences, and whether students will
be dropped for nonattendance or excessive absence.
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Students who have not attended or who have been excessively absent from a class
may be dropped from the course by the instructor. In such instances, this policy must
be clearly stated in the syllabus and uniformly enforced. Students may be dropped at
anytime in the semester based on course policy. Instructor drops after the beginning
of the 12th week of a full semester class will result in a grade of “F” for the course.
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Regardless of the faculty prerogative to drop a student for nonattendance or
excessive absence, the ultimate responsibility for monitoring and maintaining up-todate course enrollment rests with the student.
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SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION
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If forecasts or weather conditions suggest that travel in the area could become
hazardous a policy is in place to determine if classes or other University activities will
be cancelled. This policy and notification process can be found at
http://www.pittstate.edu/office/president/policies/severe- weather-emergencyplan.dot Notification methods typically include the PSU website, local news media,
ACG – Academic Competitiveness Grant
TEACH Grant for education majors
and text messaging for those who subscribe to this service.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
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Academic dishonesty by a student is defined as unethical activity associated with
course work or grades.
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It includes, but is not limited to: (a) Giving or receiving unauthorized aid on
examinations. (b) Giving or receiving unauthorized aid in the preparation of
notebooks,
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themes, reports, papers or any other assignments. (c) Submitting the same work for
more than one course without the
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instructor’s permission, and, (d) Plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as using ideas or
writings of
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another and claiming them as one’s own. Copying any material directly (be it the
work of other students, professors, or colleagues) or copying information from print
or electronic sources (including the internet) without explicitly acknowledging the true
source of the material is plagiarism. Plagiarism also includes paraphrasing other
individuals’ ideas or concepts without acknowledging their work, or contribution. To
avoid charges of plagiarism, students should follow the citation directions provided
by the instructor and/or department in which the class is offered.

The above guidelines do not preclude group study for exams, sharing of sources for
research projects, or students discussing their ideas with other members of the class
unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor.

Since the violation of academic honesty strikes at the heart of the education process,
it is subject to the severest sanctions, up to and including receiving an “F” or “XF” (an
“XF” indicates that “F” was the result of academic dishonest) for the entire class and
dismissal from the university.
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For a full copy of this policy see:
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http://catalog.pittstate.edu/contentm/blueprints/blueprint_display.php?bp_list
ing_id=162&blueprint_id=124&sid=1&menu_id=7980
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MID-TERM GRADES
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After the eighth week of the fall and spring semester, mid-semester “D” and “F”
grades submitted by faculty are reported by the Office of the Registrar to the dean of
the college in which you are majoring. All “D” and “F” grades submitted by faculty will
be reported by the Registrar to you and your academic advisor through the on-line
student information system (GUS). No mid-semester report of “D” and “F” grades are
distributed for the summer session.
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INCOMPLETE GRADES
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Incomplete grade may be assigned in rare instances when a student is unable to
complete a course due to circumstances beyond his/her control. You must have
completed a majority of the coursework to be eligible for this consideration. Unless
granted an extension by the instructor, students have only one semester to complete
the work.
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If you feel like you qualify for an Incomplete grade, you should visit with your
instructor and not assume an IN grade will be assigned automatically.