This study examined the effect of two types of university-required physical education (PE) classes on students' Stages of Change (SC) in exercise. The PE classes were categorized as Wellness, which focused on health-related physical fitness, and Fitness classes, which focused on the importance of aerobic exercise and the maintenance of health and fitness through walking. The Wellness classes were taught in a lecture/lab format and the Fitness classes were comprised of aerobics and fitness walking activities. A total of 156 students ranging in age from 18-35 years (X + s.d= 21.2 + 3 yrs.) enrolled in either a 15-week Wellness (N=102) or Fitness (N=54) course. Prochaska and DiClemente's (1983) Stage of Change Questionnaire was administered to students on the first and last day of class to examine any change in stage that occurred either in the Wellness or Fitness groups over the 15-week period. Subjects were asked to choose the stage (1=precontemplation through 5=maintenance) that best described their readiness for involvement in exercise. For the Wellness group, a paired t-test revealed a significant change from pre- to post-test in SC (t=-2.83, p=<.0056) compared to the Fitness group, where a paired t-test revealed no significant change from pre- to post-test in SC (t=.711, p=<.4802). An one-way ANOVA indicated a significant change for SC (p=.0271) in the Wellness group. The results of this study would suggest that Wellness classes may affect college students' readiness for involvement in exercise more favorably than Fitness classes.