The present study aimed to explore the lived experiences of undergraduate students regarding the implementation of the general physical education and sports curriculum. This research is applied in purpose, qualitative in approach, and descriptive in nature, falling under the category of descriptive phenomenology. Participants in this study included undergraduate male and female students at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in the academic year 2024–2025 who had completed the General Physical Education and Sports 1 courses. A criterion-based purposive sampling method was employed, and the interview and sampling process continued until data saturation was reached (up to 16 participants). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. To enhance the trustworthiness of the study, an external auditing technique was utilized. The collected data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method. The examination of students' experiences regarding the general physical education and sports curriculum revealed three main themes and seven categories, labeled as follows:
1. Education-related factors, comprising three subcategories (inappropriate curriculum content, factors related to academic performance evaluation, and factors associated with teaching methods and processes); 2. Human factors, consisting of three categories (factors related to teaching quality, professor-student relationships, and student-related factors); 3. Contextual factors, including (factors related to educational conditions and facilities). The findings indicate that while the implementation of the general physical education curriculum at at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University has had successes, it also faces certain challenges and weaknesses. The results can be used to address these issues in a proper and logical manner.