Exercise has been identified as a potential tool to mediate anxiety and improve self-efficacy and body image, however, the effectiveness of college physical education (PE) courses on psychological health needs further evaluation. PURPOSE: To examine the effects of 8-week PE courses on body image, anxiety, and exercise self-efficacy. METHODS: Seventy-five females (mean ± SD; Age: 20.8 ± 3.6 y; Height: 164.7 ± 7.0 cm; Weight: 68.5 ± 16.3 kg; Body fat percentage [BF%]: 27.3 ± 8.7 %) enrolled in college PE courses of Kickboxing (n=14), Beginning Jogging (n=8), Intermediate Jogging (n=22), Strength Training (n=14), and Conditioning (n=15) volunteered to participate in this study. Each course met 3 times a week for 50 minutes each class period during the 8-week long course. At the start and completion of each course, participants completed the Body Shape Questionnaire, Exercise Self-Efficacy (ESE), and Social Physique Scale, and height, weight, and BF%, measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis, were recorded. RESULTS: There were no significant differences pre- to post-testing in weight or activity levels outside of PE in any of the 5 courses (p>0.05). BF% significantly decreased pre- to post-testing in Intermediate Jogging (p=0.03), but not in the other courses. Social physique anxiety decreased in Beginning Jogging (p=0.024) and Strength Training (p=0.05), but not in the other courses. All courses had a significant improvement in body image (p<0.05) and ESE (p<0.05). BF% had a significant negative correlation with body image (R= -0.53, p<0.05) and ESE (R= -0.24, p=0.02), and a positive correlation with anxiety (R=0.53, p<0.05). Individual heath rating had a significant positive correlation with body image (R=0.47, p<0.05) and ESE (R=0.44, p<0.05), and a negative correlation with BF% (R= -0.26, p<0.05) and anxiety (R= -0.42, p<0.05). ESE had a significant positive correlation with body image (R=0.40, p=0.003) and anxiety (R=0.32, p=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Lower BF% was associated with better body image, exercise self-efficacy, and lower anxiety. However, these results indicate regular exercise through 8-week PE college courses may aid in improving body image and exercise self-efficacy and decreasing anxiety even if there are no changes in weight or body fat percentage.