Purpose: This research aimed to investigate the motivation and satisfaction of student attending physical education courses as well as to understand the current learning condition of student attending physical education courses in order to give references for sports authorities and foundation to plan physical education curriculum, and also teaching and innovation policies. Method: This research used questionnaire as research method for data collections. Students attending physical education courses in National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism were chosen as subjects. A total of 380 questionnaires were returned from 380 questionnaires issued. After deleting invalid questionnaires, 362 valid questionnaires were obtained with the effective rate of 95.3%. Results: From satisfaction analysis, the results showed that in order to fulfill the satisfaction of different characteristic students, diversity and flexibility of physical education should be obtained before planning the curriculum. Besides the logical design and difficulty level of the curriculum, learning motivation and expectation must be understood first before appropriately adjusting the design of courses in order to increase learning motivation. During course designing, location and facility must be improved first to increase student’s learning satisfaction to physical education course. Course selection of this required physical education class should be varied according to the school characteristic and student's physical condition to fulfill student’s need. Conclusion: The results revealed that personal characteristic of students in Hospitality University’s department caused the significant difference in learning motivation and satisfaction. This research also found out that the intensity of learning motivation was significantly correlated with learning satisfaction.