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Certification Courses areeĀ open to students only. Must register in person at Mackal Field House or Anna Fascitelli Customer Service Center beginning Feb. 1st

Student Price $300
Campus Rec Employee cost $100

Must attend all dates & times which include:
Tuesdays/Thursdays from 5 -9 pm and Saturday 10 am-3:30 pm
2/11, 2/13, 2/16, 2/23, 2/25

This course prepares instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions, and evaluate the progress of candidates in a professional-level course. Once authorized, Lifeguard Instructors may teach:
- Basic-level Lifeguarding
- Waterfront Lifeguarding
- Waterpark Lifeguarding
- Shallow Water Attendant
- Lifeguard Management
- CPR/AED for Lifeguards
- Administering Emergency Oxygen
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission
- Basic Water Rescue
- GuardStart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow
- Water Safety presentations

Prerequisites:
- Be at least 17 years of age on or before the last scheduled day of the instructor course.
- Possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid certificate or have successfully completed a Red Cross Lifeguarding (full or review course) or another acceptable lifeguarding course within the last four years.
- Successfully complete the pre-course session. This includes passing the precourse written exam with a score of 80% or higher for each of the three sections and demonstrating competency in all the precourse skills and scenarios evaluation.

Consistent with its public mission, the University of Rhode Island provides equal opportunity and inclusive access to events, services, and programs regardless of protected status.

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