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. 8:00 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:
January SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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January 5, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
January 6, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool |
January 13, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
January 14, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
February SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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February 16, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
February 17, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
February 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
February 25, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
March SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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March 15, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
March 16, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
March 23, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
March 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
April SCUBA Information
Dates | Time | Location |
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April 12, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
April 13, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
April 20, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
April 21, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
May SCUBA Information
Dates | Times | Location |
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May 10, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
May 11, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
May 18, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
May 19, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
June SCUBA Information
Dates | Times | Location |
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June 21, 2024 | 6:00 – 10:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
June 22, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lane 1, Lane 2 | REC Pool, 005 |
June 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
June 30, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lake Denton |
Contact Us!
Jason Gosch
Assistant Director
jgosch@usf.edu