Optional courses for P.E. majors in three colleges in Hubei province were investigated. It was found that there were big differences in the setup of optional courses among these three colleges and they did not accord with the requirements of the national teaching plan. Too many compulsory courses,deficiency of optional courses and students' irrational cognition of optional courses were the main problems in these schools. It was suggested that the optional courses should be added in the colleges in Hubei,course guide should be edited,the shortage should be made up through cooperation,the struct...