Students should complete the Adelphi University application for undergraduate admission.

Degree Requirements
Students are required to satisfactorily complete 120 credits with a minimum of 80 credits in physical education.


Transfer Students
Transfer students from two-year colleges must take 56 credits at Adelphi. Transfer students from four-year schools must take 30 credits at Adelphi.


Service Volunteer Experience
All students should participate in volunteer service for a minimum of 10 hours each semester.

While this is done on a voluntary basis, it is expected of students. The service can be related to the department, University, community, or to a professional organization.


Student Teaching
Students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 to fulfill student teaching requirements.


Graduating with Honors
To graduate with honors from Adelphi and the Department of Health Studies and Physical Education, students must take a minimum of 56 graded credits at Adelphi. These do not include pass/fail courses. The only exception is for students who do not have 56 graded credits because of student teaching. These students may petition the Registrar to have all grades counted.