HPR 2222 - Lifeguarding and Water Safety

2 Credits

This is the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course with emphasis toward certifying life guards for swimming areas. This course is designed to teach life skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. Prerequisites: The student must be at least 15 years of age and pass a 300 yard swim test using the front crawl stroke and breaststroke. Also, he/she must be able to swim 20 yards, retrieve a brick off the pool bottom, and return 20 yards with the brick. Swimsuit and fee required.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Prerequisite/Corequisite: None

2 Hours Lecture
Note: Swimsuit and fee required.