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May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 015A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "015A", "title": "Basketball-Women, Fall", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a fall semester off-season women's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. 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May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 015C", "subject": "VSO", "number": "015C", "title": "Basketball-Women, Summer", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a summer semester off- season women's basketball course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 024A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "024A", "title": "Cross Country", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is an off-season men's and women's cross country conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. 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May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 040", "subject": "VSO", "number": "040", "title": "Golf-Men", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is an off-season men's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advance instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/vso/#vso-040", "subject": "VSO" } ] }, { "code": "VSO 041", "subject": "VSO", "number": "041", "title": "Golf-Women, Spring", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a spring semester off-season women's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advance instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 042", "subject": "VSO", "number": "042", "title": "Golf-Men's & Women's, Summer", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a summer semester-off season men's and women's golf conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. 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May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 053B", "subject": "VSO", "number": "053B", "title": "Soccer-Men, Summer", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a summer semester off-season men's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 054A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "054A", "title": "Soccer-Women, Spring", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a spring semester off-season women's soccer conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. 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May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 057A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "057A", "title": "Softball, Fall", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a fall off-season softball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/vso/#vso-057a", "subject": "VSO" } ] }, { "code": "VSO 057B", "subject": "VSO", "number": "057B", "title": "Softball, Summer", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a summer off-season softball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 065A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "065A", "title": "Tennis", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is an off-season men's and women's tennis conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/vso/#vso-065a", "subject": "VSO" } ] }, { "code": "VSO 065B", "subject": "VSO", "number": "065B", "title": "Tennis", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is a off-season men's and women's tennis conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 074A", "subject": "VSO", "number": "074A", "title": "Volleyball", "units": "2", "hours": "Lab Hours: 117", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "This is an off-season volleyball conditioning course providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction for students interested in improving skill development, physical strength, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance, and increased muscular elasticity while reducing connective tissue injuries. Students are required to participate in strenuous physical activity and testing. May be taken for a total of four times for credit.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Limitation on enrollment: Successful tryout", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VSO 074B", "subject": "VSO", "number": "074B", "title": "Volleyball, Summer", "units": "1", "hours": "Lab Hours: 58", "cid": [], "transfer": [ "CSU", "UC (with unit limitation)" ], "description": "Intended for off season conditioning and skill development for intercollegiate volleyball student-athletes during the summer semester. 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There will be fitness and sport designed workouts to improve muscular strength, endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance and increased muscular elasticity for injury prevention for the beach athletes to thrive and prepare in the off season.", "notes": [ "Repeatable: Yes", "Grading: Letter", "Degree Applicable: AA/AS" ], "offered": [ { "term": "fall-2026", "name": "Fall 2026", "sections": 1, "open": 1, "url": "/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/vso/#vso-075", "subject": "VSO" } ] } ] }