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)

Spring 2025 Section 1, Starting on: 01/06/2025

This course will occur at the Dive Shop in Bountiful, UT at 429 West 500 South. ESSF courses that meet off campus REQUIRE ATTENDING AN ONLINE ORIENTATION in order to receive a permission code to register. For more information on days, times, and location of orientation sessions, please visit https://admin.health.utah.edu/health-kinesiology/essf/off-campus-orientation. Please contact ESSF@utah.edu for questions. Step-by-step registration instructions can be found at https://health.utah.edu/sites/g/files/zrelqx131/files/media/documents/2020/scuba-step-by-step-registration.pdf STUDENTS MUST PASS A BASIC SWIM TEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS. This test is held at the Dive Shop.

Date(s) Day Time Location
01/06/25 - 02/28/25
Tuition: $161.00 + Special Fee: $200.00 = $361.00      

Instructors: REBECCA DAVENPORT, SARAH MCCALL

Spring 2025 Section 2, Starting on: 03/03/2025

This course will occur at the Dive Shop in Bountiful, UT at 429 West 500 South. ESSF courses that meet off campus REQUIRE ATTENDING AN ONLINE ORIENTATION in order to receive a permission code to register. For more information on days, times, and location of orientation sessions, please visit https://admin.health.utah.edu/health-kinesiology/essf/off-campus-orientation. Please contact ESSF@utah.edu for questions. Step-by-step registration instructions can be found at https://health.utah.edu/sites/g/files/zrelqx131/files/media/documents/2020/scuba-step-by-step-registration.pdf STUDENTS MUST PASS A BASIC SWIM TEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLASS. This test is held at the Dive Shop.

Date(s) Day Time Location
03/03/25 - 04/22/25
Tuition: $161.00 + Special Fee: $200.00 = $361.00      

Instructors: REBECCA DAVENPORT, SARAH MCCALL

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