Recreational Courses
DIVE 250: SCUBA Diving I
Begin your adventure into the deep with Open Water Diver and Nitrox certifications. This course is the first step to learning how to live under the waves. In this class, students learn the basic skills needed to dive, and learn to use nitrox as a breathing gas, which provides safety benefits to divers working at moderate depths. Our program is tailored to create a self-sufficient diver. With both lecture and in-water lab time weekly, students are given ample time to successfully fulfill all requirements for the semester final, which includes a trip to a local lake to demonstrate skills learned throughout the semester. Completing this class will leave you with a thirst for the water and open your eyes to a whole new world!
Certifications Received When Completed
- Open Water Diver
- Enriched Air Nitrox Diver
DIVE 260: SCUBA Diving III
Do you have several dives under your belt already? Feeling ready to take the next step in your training? Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diving are the next steps! You will learn key parts of planning dives to deeper depths and diving under more challenging conditions, along with balancing air consumption with no-decompression times. This class will also teach you how to safely handle a variety of emergencies that you could encounter in the diving world.
Certifications Received When Completed
- Advanced Open Water Diver
- Rescue Diver
- DAN DFA-Pro vs 3.0
DIVE 357: Divemaster and DIVE 457: Dive Instructor
SCUBA Divemaster
If you've been diving for a few years and would like to take your first step in becoming a SCUBA professional, Divemaster might be the right class for you! Divemaster is a challenging course that allows you to develop the skills needed to lead and supervise certified and uncertified divers. Upon successful completion, you can receive a professional certification that will allow you to work in a dive shop, dive resorts, liveaboards and more! This class is offered during the Fall semester, and prerequisites concerning level of experience and number of completed dives will be reviewed prior to registration.
SCUBA Instructor
SCUBA instructor is the step after Divemaster in the leadership world. Upon successful completion, an instructor may independently oversee and certify new divers. This class is a rigorous test of teaching and leadership skills, and is offered periodically, upon request.
Completed your selection of SCUBA classes offered but you still have thirst for more? Stop by the dive offices in OCSB and talk to us about your interest and we can recommend a class. Our instructors have a variety of backgrounds and can provide training for most dive environments, but if we are unable to help you personally we can refer you to someone who can.
Currently Offered Specialty Classes:
- Decompression Techniques
- Advanced Nitrox
- Helitrox
- Cavern
- Boat & Wreck Diving
Dive 331: Alternative Diving Technologies
Certifications Received When Completed
- Full Face Mask Diver
- Underwater Photography Specialty
