PE 1130

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

PE 1130
Open Water Scuba

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Program includes knowledge development and skill training in the pool. All classes are referral only (no open water dives), meaning students will need to pickup their paperwork and complete four additional dives in open water within one year from the last training section to receive a PADI Open Water Diver certification. For more information, please see: www.pe.cornell.edu/.Knowledge development will be completed independently before lecture/lab sections via e-learning. Lecture will include checking required paperwork, taking a quick review quiz, reviewing any missed questions, completing the swim/tread requirement, getting a mask/snorkel and gear for the next day in the pool. Please note: Pool dates for each section are listed in the specific lab section.Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won't need a physician's approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.


Fees Course fee, TBA. TBA.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  2027 PE 1130   LEC 001

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 22, 2026

    • Putnam, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $470. Knowledge development will be completed independently before lecture/lab sections via e-learning (students may choose their language). Lecture will include completing a quick review quiz, reviewing any missed questions, getting a mask/snorkel and gear for the next day in the pool. Please note: Pool dates for each section are listed in each lab section. Course prerequisites: able to swim, medically fit for diving, comfortable in the water. PRIOR to the Open Water Diver course, your instructor will ask you to: Float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes Swim 200 metres/yards with no aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel. Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form https://www2.padi.com/mypadi/uploadedFiles/24_Training_Essentials/242_Curriculum/2421_Diver_Training/10346E_Diver%20Medical_Form.pdf to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
    Add Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Drop Deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Physical Education (PE) courses, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/pe/policies.

  •  2030 PE 1130   LAB 401

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 29 - Mar 10, 2026

    • Putnam, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pool sessions will be on Thursdays from 1:30-3:30pm (must attend all dates).

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  2028 PE 1130   LEC 002

  •  
    • F
    • Feb 20, 2026

    • Chase, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $470. Knowledge development will be completed independently before lecture/lab sections via e-learning (students may choose their language). Lecture will include completing a quick review quiz, reviewing any missed questions, getting a mask/snorkel and gear for the next day in the pool. Please note: Pool dates for each section are listed in each lab section. Course prerequisites: able to swim, medically fit for diving, comfortable in the water. PRIOR to the Open Water Diver course, your instructor will ask you to: Float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes Swim 200 metres/yards with no aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel. Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form https://www2.padi.com/mypadi/uploadedFiles/24_Training_Essentials/242_Curriculum/2421_Diver_Training/10346E_Diver%20Medical_Form.pdf to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
    Add Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Drop Deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

  •  2031 PE 1130   LAB 402

  •  
    • SSu
    • Feb 21 - Feb 22, 2026

    • Gudaz, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pool sessions will be from 10am-2pm on both Saturday and Sunday, February 21-22, 2026 (must attend all days).

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  2029 PE 1130   LEC 003

  •  
    • F
    • Feb 27, 2026

    • Couillard, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $470. Knowledge development will be completed independently before lecture/lab sections via e-learning (students may choose their language). Lecture will include completing a quick review quiz, reviewing any missed questions, getting a mask/snorkel and gear for the next day in the pool. Please note: Pool dates for each section are listed in each lab section. Course prerequisites: able to swim, medically fit for diving, comfortable in the water. PRIOR to the Open Water Diver course, your instructor will ask you to: Float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes Swim 200 metres/yards with no aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel. Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form https://www2.padi.com/mypadi/uploadedFiles/24_Training_Essentials/242_Curriculum/2421_Diver_Training/10346E_Diver%20Medical_Form.pdf to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
    Add Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Drop Deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

  •  2032 PE 1130   LAB 403

  •  
    • SSu
    • Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026

    • Couillard, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pool sessions will be from 9am-1pm on both Saturday and Sunday, February 28-Marh 1, 2026 (must attend all days).

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18256 PE 1130   LEC 005

  •  
    • SSu
    • Mar 7 - Mar 8, 2026

    • Chase, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $470. Knowledge development will be completed independently before lecture/lab sections via e-learning (students may choose their language). Lecture will include completing a quick review quiz, reviewing any missed questions, getting a mask/snorkel and gear for the next day in the pool. Please note: Pool dates for each section are listed in each lab section. Course prerequisites: able to swim, medically fit for diving, comfortable in the water. PRIOR to the Open Water Diver course, your instructor will ask you to: Float or tread water without aids for 10 minutes Swim 200 metres/yards with no aids or 300 metres/yards with mask, fins and snorkel. Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form https://www2.padi.com/mypadi/uploadedFiles/24_Training_Essentials/242_Curriculum/2421_Diver_Training/10346E_Diver%20Medical_Form.pdf to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
    Drop Deadline: Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 administrative fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.

  • 18255 PE 1130   LAB 405

  •  
    • F
    • Mar 6, 2026

    • Chase, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Pool sessions will be from 12p-4pm on both Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, 2026 (must attend all days).