Outdoors & Aquatics
SCUBA Certification
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Scheduling:
The SCUBA certification takes place online and in-person over four days.
Prior to your course start, you'll have an online education module to complete (approx 10 - 15 hours).
Structure of Course:
- The Friday of the first date, you'll have an evening session in classroom for an hour, and then in the pool for three (3) hours (e.g. 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.).
- The following day, Saturday, you'll have a full morning and afternoon session in the pool (e.g. 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.).
- The next weekend, Saturday and Sunday, you'll meet up at Lake Denton, Sebring (approximately 1hr 30min from USF) from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. to complete your open water dives!
Open Water Dives:
In order for a student to receive SCUBA certification they must complete five (5) Open Water Dives. These dives are done over two dates, usually occurring on the Saturday and Sunday the weekend following the first day of the course.
Equipment:
Each student must provide their own mask, fins, and snorkel.
You have the option when registering to add-on an appropriate rental set, or purchase a new, high-quality set. If you have your own gear, please bring it with your first day of certification.
USF will provide tanks, wetsuits, air, regulators, buoyancy compensators, and weights.
Rental Cost | Purchase Cost |
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$20 | $210 |
Cost Information:
Class Tuition | $400 |
Course schedule
SCUBA courses will be offered at various times throughout the course of spring semester. See below for our course schedule:
September SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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September 15, 2023 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
September 16, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool |
September 23, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
September 24, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
October SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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October 13, 2023 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
October 14, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
October 21, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
October 22, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
November SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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November 10, 2023 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
November 11, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
November 18, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
November 19, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
December SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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December 8, 2023 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
December 9, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
December 16, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
December 17, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
Contact Us!
Jason Gosch
Assistant Director
jgosch@usf.edu