Physical education (PE) and the National Students Physical Health Standards are two mandatory graduation requirements for students from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan (HMT). The primary aim of our program is to provide students with an opportunity to meet these requirements while exploring various activities to build a healthy and lifelong relationship with exercise.

PE classes are offered in sessions lasting either seven or 14 weeks sessions, earning students 0.5 credits or 1 credit respectively. Students from the mainland and HMT must earn the equivalent of four PE credits to fulfil their graduation requirement in their first and second years.

Considering that PE classes are a key component of promoting health and wellness and demonstrate our commitment to equal opportunity, and given the nature of our integrative academic program, we wish to point out the following:

• International students can also register for PE classes and receive academic credits;
• Students can take PE classes at any time during their four years at DKU;
• DKU students who take PE while attending Duke can transfer credits to DKU.