Health and Physical Education (HPE) Department
The mission of the HPE Department is to graduate leaders of character who possess
the knowledge, skills, and fitness necessary to meet the physical rigors of a Coast
Guard career.
Under the guidance of the HPE staff, cadets complete the Swab Summer training program,
take physical education classes each year, and pass a Physical Fitness Exam (PFE)
once each semester.
Learn more about the PFE
Physical Development
The United States Coast Guard Academy is dedicated to each cadets' physical health
and wellness. A daily sports period, physical education classes, and required co-curricular
physical activity are considered key in the overall development of outstanding leaders.
Excellence through Athletics
The Coast Guard Academy offers most mainstream sports and several especially suited
to an aquatics-based service academy. The Academy boasts an intercollegiate program
that is one of the broadest in NCAA Division III with 12 men's, 10 women's and three
co-educational varsity sports.
Club Sports and Intercompany Sports are offered for cadets who are out of season,
or chose not to compete on an intercollegiate team.