To support student health and wellness, the University and the Department of Athletics offer a wide variety of classes each semester. Offerings include CPR, Yoga, Hiking/Canoeing, Individual Fitness, Ballroom-Tap-Ballet Dancing, Aerobics, Swimming, various Dance styles, and more. See online class listings to view term-specific offerings - search for the HW attribute in NazNet.
Health & Wellness Requirement
As part of the Core Curriculum, and required to earn a degree, all students must complete one approved Health & Wellness course/experience (credit bearing or non-credit bearing). Transfer students who have not met the requirement elsewhere, including those with associate degrees, must also satisfy this requirement.
There are a variety of ways to meet this requirement. All physical education (PED) courses count, but there are other options as well, including taking a Yoga wellness class, participating on an athletic team, or completing a course that has been designated as a Health & Wellness course (select HW attribute in NazNet). Substitutions for meeting the Health & Wellness requirement may be made with the approval of the Director of the Core Curriculum on a petition form, found on the Registration and Records website. Note - any student who has completed CPR (not associated with a Nazareth class) will need to email a copy of their certificate to the office of Registration and Records in order to have the Health & Wellness requirement fulfilled.
Athletics
Nazareth University is a member of the NCAA, Empire 8, UVC (United Volleyball Conference), and UCHC (United Collegiate Hockey Conference).
Women’s intercollegiate teams compete in tennis, volleyball, basketball, swimming and diving, soccer, lacrosse, cross-country, rowing, equestrian, golf, softball, track and field, and field hockey. Men’s intercollegiate teams compete in soccer, basketball, swimming and diving, tennis, golf, cross-country, track and field, volleyball, ice hockey, and lacrosse.
The University also offers a comprehensive Intramural sports program, coordinated through Campus Life. In addition, Nazareth offers several club sport opportunities: men’s rugby, basketball, and ultimate frisbee to name a few.
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