Scuba: Basic Open Water
Academic Noncredit
Prerequisite: Must be able to swim 200 yards without stopping. The knowledge and ability gained from this course provide a vehicle to safely visit the underwater world. You are going to see and do things that go far beyond your dreams and expectations. Divers are penetrating what could be man's last frontier on Earth--the other three-quarters of our planet where fantastic beauty awaits and an infinite variety of life abounds. This thrilling realm is open to every certified diver in the world. Becoming a certified diver permits you to explore, collect, and photograph objects in the underwater world. Students must come prepared to swim the first night of class. Certification is required to dive and to use scuba equipment all over the world.
This noncredit class meets with a regular University of Utah credit course.
Online book and material fees may be added up until the first week of class. Students may opt out during the first two weeks of class. For more information, visit the Campus Store Inclusive Access Program's webpage. If you opt out, you will be responsible for obtaining the course materials yourself for the course.
Questions? Call Academic Programs at 801-585-9963 or use our online form.
Class Sections For Scuba: Basic Open Water (ESSF 350)
Fall 2025 Section 1, Starting on: 08/18/2025
This dive section will occur at Neptune Divers, located at 2445 South 900 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Check out details about the location and training at https://www.neptunedivers.net/. For the 2025/2026 year, an equipment and open dive fee of $200 must be paid on-site at Neptune Divers, in addition to the instruction special fee collected by ESSF upon registration. ESSF HANDLES ACADEMIC REGISTRATION, NOT DIVE CURRICULUM. Please contact ESSF@utah.edu for questions regarding the procedure to register for academic/non-academic university enrollment.
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/18/25 - 10/03/25 |
Instructor: SARAH MCCALL
Fall 2025 Section 3, Starting on: 08/18/2025
This section of Beginning Scuba will meet at the Dive Shop: located 429 West 500 South, Bountiful, UT 84010. Contact (801) 295-5445. After University registration, please visit the Dive Shop website to select the Open Dive days/times within the half semester you registered for and complete your in-class registration with them @ https://the-dive-shop.com/u-of-u-student-dive-training
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/18/25 - 10/03/25 |
Instructor: SARAH MCCALL
Fall 2025 Section 2, Starting on: 10/13/2025
This dive section will occur at Neptune Divers, located at 2445 South 900 East Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Check out details about the location and training at https://www.neptunedivers.net/. For the 2025/2026 year, an equipment and open dive fee of $200 must be paid on-site at Neptune Divers, in addition to the instruction special fee collected by ESSF upon registration. ESSF HANDLES ACADEMIC REGISTRATION, NOT DIVE CURRICULUM. Please contact ESSF@utah.edu for questions regarding the procedure to register for academic/non-academic university enrollment.
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/25 - 12/04/25 |
Instructor: SARAH MCCALL
Fall 2025 Section 4, Starting on: 10/13/2025
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/25 - 12/04/25 |
Instructor: SARAH MCCALL
Questions? Call Academic Programs at 801-585-9963 or use our online form.
