Sectioned course. An introduction to basic yoga poses, breath techniques, meditation and yoga philosophy. Designed to help students reduce stress, improve strength and flexibility, and benefit the mind/body connection.

Sectioned course. An introduction to basic yoga poses, breath techniques, meditation and yoga philosophy. Designed to help students reduce stress, improve strength and flexibility, and benefit the mind/body connection.

Sectioned course. A course designed to teach the basics of functional fitness. Aerobic and anaerobic exercises are emphasized. Students learn the fundamentals of exercise training. Strong emphasis is placed on multiple forms of exercise and how to design an individualized exercise program. Students are expected to exercise outside of class. Enrollment limited to 14.

Sectioned course. Exercise to music. Various exercise styles will be introduced. This class will also cover basic exercise principles, injury prevention, and the fundamentals of exercise program design. The goal of this course is to enable students to enter any group fitness setting with confidence. Enrollment limited to 35.

A series of courses in hunter seat equitation and basic dressage. Attention also given to safety, use and care of equipment, equine health and stable management. Students must attend registration session to be announced in E-Digest. All sections are to be arranged. There is a fee.
For students in their fourth semester of riding at Smith. Intermediate to advanced levels on the flat and over fences. Prerequisite: Equitation III.

A series of courses in hunter seat equitation and basic dressage. Attention also given to safety, use and care of equipment, equine health and stable management. Students must attend registration session to be announced in E-Digest. All sections are to be arranged. There is a fee.
For students in their third semester of riding at Smith. Low intermediate to advanced levels on the flat and over fences. Prerequisite: Equitation II.

Sectioned course. The basic techniques of attack and defense, footwork, rules, equipment, strategies, and techniques involved in foil fencing. A brief historical background of the tradition and origins of fencing. Enrollment limited to 16 per section.

Sectioned course. The use and care of equipment, physiology and techniques of SCUBA diving. Students must supply their own mask, fins, snorkel which maybe purchased through the instructor. Optional NAUI certification through open water dives is available for a fee. Prerequisite: satisfactory swimming skills, and good health. Enrollment limited to 20.

Sectioned course. This course will focus on improving swimming techniques in all 4 strokes and introducing the use of the pool as a fitness medium in preparation for swim conditioning. Enrollment limited to 18.

A study of the major groups of fossil invertebrates including their phylogenetic relationships, paleoecology, and the importance of fossils in biostratigraphy. Special topics include speciation, functional adaptations, paleoenvironments, the origin of life, the record of mass extinctions and originations, and how life has changed through time. At least one weekend field trip. Prerequisite: 101 and 102, or 108, or FYS 103, or 102 with any other GEO 100 level course. 102 can be taken concurrently; open without prerequisite to majors in the biological sciences.