PE class — in college?

So this one surprised me:  in reading an article, I came across a reference to the overall physical fitness of Notre Dame students compared to their peers (no surprise:  they’re much more physically fit and more physically active), based on a fitness assessment.  So I hunted this down online and found out that Notre Dame requires two semesters of physical education as a graduation requirement, including a course called, “Contemporary Topics for College Students” (which is basically Health class) and various sports classes.  And the fitness assessment is indeed required at the beginning and end of the freshman year, requiring, among other things, a 1.5 mile run, sit-ups, and push-ups.  (At least they don’t seem to weigh the students.)

So this leaves me wondering:  is this common, or is Notre Dame unique in these requirements, or somewhere in-between?