PED 106CLower division1 credit hour
PED 106C Topics in Conditioning
Since 2011, PED 106C has averaged 3.81 with 89% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.80, about the same as other undergraduate PED classes that term.
Registration detailsBefore you register
Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule
- Catalog edition
- 2026–27
- Class hours a week
- 0 in class, 3 in lab
- Grading
- Letter grade or pass/fail, your choice
- Repeat for credit
- Yes, when the topic changes
Grade distribution
Spring 2026: 681 letter grades, 3.80 average GPA, 88% A’s, 29 sections
Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.
Grade counts
| Grade | Students | Share | All terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 597 | 87.7% | 88.9% |
| A− | 1 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| B+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| B | 47 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| B− | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| C+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| C | 27 | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| C− | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| D+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| D | 1 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| D− | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| F | 8 | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Q, W, CR, and others | 89 | Not in the average | |
How have grades changed?
UT’s grade reports show 35 terms from Fall 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 5 summers).
Grades by term
| Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | A’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | 1 | 56 | 3.45 | 75.0% |
| Spring 2026 | 29 | 681 | 3.80 | 87.7% |
| Fall 2025 | 27 | 697 | 3.76 | 84.8% |
| Summer 2025 | 2 | 64 | 3.48 | 78.1% |
| Spring 2025 | 29 | 846 | 3.80 | 86.9% |
| Fall 2024 | 27 | 647 | 3.77 | 86.6% |
| Summer 2024 | 2 | 75 | 3.47 | 73.3% |
| Spring 2024 | 28 | 783 | 3.75 | 84.5% |
| Fall 2023 | 28 | 687 | 3.74 | 84.6% |
| Summer 2023 | 1 | 39 | 3.72 | 87.2% |
| Spring 2023 | 29 | 745 | 3.77 | 86.8% |
| Fall 2022 | 32 | 864 | 3.78 | 86.6% |
| Spring 2022 | 37 | 957 | 3.77 | 88.3% |
| Fall 2021 | 29 | 873 | 3.79 | 88.5% |
| Summer 2021 | 1 | 23 | 3.91 | 91.3% |
| Spring 2021 | 25 | 536 | 3.85 | 90.9% |
| Fall 2020 | 21 | 451 | 3.89 | 92.9% |
| Spring 2020 | 33 | 868 | 3.94 | 96.1% |
| Fall 2019 | 30 | 724 | 3.82 | 90.1% |
| Spring 2019 | 33 | 870 | 3.77 | 89.0% |
| Fall 2018 | 30 | 828 | 3.85 | 91.7% |
| Spring 2018 | 33 | 982 | 3.83 | 89.8% |
| Fall 2017 | 26 | 809 | 3.79 | 87.9% |
| Spring 2017 | 34 | 1,047 | 3.83 | 90.1% |
| Fall 2016 | 35 | 800 | 3.79 | 88.8% |
| Spring 2016 | 42 | 1,003 | 3.76 | 87.5% |
| Fall 2015 | 37 | 870 | 3.80 | 89.4% |
| Spring 2015 | 45 | 1,087 | 3.77 | 85.6% |
| Fall 2014 | 47 | 1,154 | 3.81 | 88.3% |
| Spring 2014 | 50 | 1,341 | 3.80 | 88.9% |
| Fall 2013 | 44 | 1,132 | 3.82 | 87.4% |
| Spring 2013 | 47 | 1,370 | 3.83 | 90.2% |
| Fall 2012 | 39 | 1,057 | 3.84 | 91.9% |
| Spring 2012 | 40 | 1,128 | 3.85 | 92.6% |
| Fall 2011 | 39 | 1,088 | 3.86 | 92.7% |
What’s PED 106C about?
Three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Topics
- Topic 1: Swim Conditioning. Additional prerequisite: Comfortable in deep water and able to swim 50 yards. Topic 2: Cardiovascular and Weight Training. Topic 3: Aerobic Walking. Topic 4: Aerobics. Topic 5: Body Works. Step training with emphasis on muscular/strength endurance work, and inclusion of yoga and pilates. Combines aerobic conditioning with muscular work for a shorter, more intense aerobic segment followed by a challenging muscular workout for the trunk and upper and lower body. Designed to improve body composition, aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and overall flexibility. Topic 6: Circuit Aerobics. Topic 7: Weight Training. Topic 8: Running. Topic 9: Introductory Yoga. Explore the principles and benefits of mind-body fitness through the lens of yoga and examine the relationship between exercise, health, and wellness. Discover a yogic approach to cardio and strength training exercises through hatha and vinyasa styles of yoga, as well as mental focus and breathing techniques. Explore aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, muscular strength, mental focus, and overall flexibility. Topic 10: Intermediate Yoga. Explore yogic physical and subtle body anatomy through poses, breath and meditation techniques. Follow alignment-based instruction to deepen poses learned in Beginner's Yoga and to further explore new and more challenging poses. Employ breathing and meditation practices to experience increased self-regulation and self-awareness. Additional prerequisite: Physical Education 106C (Topic 5), 106C (Topic 9), 106C (Topic 12). Topic 11: Advanced Yoga. Continue exploring yoga poses, breathing, and meditation techniques. Discover the modern-day relevance and application of the ancient teachings of yoga as explored in the text The Yogi Sutras. Additional prerequisite: Physical Education 106C (Topic 10). Topic 12: Beginning Yoga. Explore the principles and benefits of mind-body fitness through the lens of yoga and examine the relationship between exercise, health, and wellness. Discover a yogic approach to cardio and strength training exercises through hatha and vinyasa styles of yoga, as well as mental focus and breathing techniques. Explore aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, muscular strength, mental focus, and overall flexibility. Physical Education 106C (Topic 9) and 106C (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Topic 13: Beginning Pickleball. Learn to play pickleball: a racquet sport which merges elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. Work on the basic pickleball shots and discuss how to keep score, rules, ways to win or lose points, serve order, safety, and etiquette. Play singles and doubles matches. Physical Education 106C (Topic: Beginning Pickleball) and 106C (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Topics with their own catalog entries
Prepare for class
- Conditioning formats
- Aerobic activity
- Muscular endurance
Review · Check the exact topic and any listed requirements for your section.
Self-check · What distinguishes a muscular endurance exercise from a maximal strength test?
Show the answer
Endurance measures repeated or sustained effort. A maximal strength test measures the greatest force you can produce once.
Instructor evaluations
UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for PED 106C in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.
UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for PED 106C
What comes before and after?
Courses named by UT
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Sources
The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.
Class details come from UT’s Physical Education catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.
Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.
Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.