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Description of lifelong wellness course:
- A lifelong wellness course is designed to empower individuals with the knowledge, skills, and habits necessary to cultivate a healthy and fulfilling life. These courses address the diverse aspects of wellness, including (but not limited to) physical health, mental well-being, nutrition, fitness, stress management, academic success, and the development of sustainable lifestyle habits.
HOW STUDENTS CAN FULFILL THE LIFELONG WELLNESS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT AT DELTA
- Successfully complete a minimum of 2 credits in any set of Lifelong Wellness course options from approved list
Approved course options are:
Any one of LW 221W (2 credits), LW 222 (3 credits), LW 223W (2 credits), LWA 280 (2 credits), LWT 214 (2 credits), LWT 230 (3 credits), LWT 240 (4 credits), LWT 242 (4 credits), or LWT 251 (4 credits)
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LW 220W (1 credit) AND any LWA (1 credit)
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LWT 210 (3 credits) AND any LWA (1 credit)
OR
LW 206A (1 credit), LWA 206B (0.5 credits), AND LWA 206C (0.5 credits)
Note: Students with special considerations for exercise should reach out to the course instructor, program coordinator, and/or Office of Disability Resources for exercise accommodations when appropriate. The Lifelong Wellness Activity course (LWA) requirement can be met with a full season of intercollegiate athletics validated by the Athletic Director.
Some individual programs may specify a particular course option from this list to satisfy the Lifelong Wellness graduation requirement.
WHY WE VALUE LIFELONG WELLNESS AT DELTA
Why do Delta students need lifelong wellness?
- Wellness plays a crucial role in students' overall academic success, personal development, and lifelong well-being.
Why does Delta College have a responsibility to ensure students meet this requirement?
- Community college students often experience disparities in access to healthcare, regular exercise, proper nutrition, and mental health support. These disparities often result in higher rates of chronic diseases, lower life expectancy, higher healthcare costs, and reduced overall wellness. By empowering these students to improve their personal wellness, the college helps to decrease these health disparities, reduce healthcare costs, and improve overall quality of life that result from a combination of socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, and systemic factors.
- Students who are physically active tend to have better grades, school attendance, cognitive performance, and classroom behavior. Higher physical activity levels are associated with improved ability to manage stress, decrease illness and healthcare costs, and cope with change and barriers that are seen in the community college student population.
- Delta College works to address barriers outside of the classroom that students face, such as mental health, housing, financial instability, and food insecurity. The wellness courses help to address student needs in mental health, financial wellness, and food insecurity.
- Delta College’s mission is to deliver and sustain an enriching education that empowers our diverse and inclusive community to achieve their personal, professional, and academic goals. Lifelong wellness helps achieve this mission by helping our students to establish healthy self-care habits, study skills, and stress management techniques so that they are better equipped to cope with stress, adapt to change, be productive in the workforce, and persist in the face of obstacles.
- Ultimately, promoting wellness is about enhancing the overall quality of life for community college students. When students feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally, they are better positioned to make the most of their educational experience, persist in their education, and carry that forward beyond the academic setting into their personal lives and career.
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