The Physical Education Department was a part of the College of Arts and Sciences until 1932 when it was transferred to the College of Education. The first degree for work in physical education was awarded in 1942, before which students had to earn a degree in education. Soon after the department became the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation under Charles J. Hart. Hart was the Chairman of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreations, 1937-1953, and Chairman of the Department of Physical Education, Men, 1953-1962. Information taken from Ernest L. Wilkinson's Brigham Young University: A School of Destiny .
The Physical Education Department was a part of the College of Arts and Sciences until 1932 when it was transferred to the College of Education. The first degree for work in physical education was awarded in 1942, before which students had to earn a degree in education. Soon after the department became the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation under Charles J. Hart. Hart was the Chairman of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreations, 1937-1953, and Chairman of the Department of Physical Education, Men, 1953-1962. Information taken from Ernest L. Wilkinson's Brigham Young University: A School of Destiny .
From the guide to the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department Chair records, 1931-1971, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
