Aug 02, 2025  
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PED 1135 - AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD TRAINI


credits: 3.0
This course will provide students with knowledge and skills designed to save their own life or the lives of others in a rescue-emergency situation. This is a lifeguard course. Objectives: To provide the individual with knowledge and skills in preventive life guarding, emergencies, water rescues, and special situations as prescribed by the American Red Cross Lifeguarding-Lifesaving course. Persons receiving grade of “B” or better will receive a life guarding card from the American Red Cross. Method of Instruction: Specific skills, endurance swimming, demonstrations, observations, film analysis of nine lifesaving films. Reading, discussion of text and techniques, problem solving, individual and group skills. Method of Evaluation: Class attendance, participation in water. Written and practical test. Evaluation must be made on the strengths and skills possessed and problem solving at the scene of rescue. Meets *PEW Distribution Requirement. Course Fee: $50.00.



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