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American Red Cross (ARC) Safety Courses


All of the courses below are located at the SRSC. Specific room location will be given upon registration. Please register at the SRSC or HPER Member Services suite during open facility hours before the indicated registration deadline. If you have any questions, please call 812-855-9798.



ARC Lifeguard Training

Learn the latest skills and techniques of water rescues in courses taught by certified ARC instructors following the ARC curriculum. This ARC lifeguarding course will provide necessary minimum skills to serve as a non-surf lifeguard. Other areas this course will cover are: Automated External Defibrillator (AED), CPR for Lifeguards, Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT), and First Aid. You will be certified in Lifeguarding/First Aid and CPR/AED for Lifeguards. Course length: 31 hours.

Prerequisites:
1. Must be at least 15 years old.
2.
Swim 300 yards continuously using front crawl with rhythmic breathing for 100 yards, breaststroke for 100 yards, and 100 yards of either front crawl with rhythmic breathing or breaststroke.
3.
Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 8 ft, retrieve a 10 lb brick, return to the surface and swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the brick and exit the water in 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Two courses to choose from:
Course #1:
February 20 - March 7, 2012
7:00 p - 10:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each week,
plus Saturday, March 3 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register by February 17

Course #2:

March 27 - April 12, 2012
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week,
plus Saturday, March 31 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register by March 23

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $131
IU Faculty/Staff: $143
Public: $147



ARC Lifeguard & CPR/AED Challenge

Already know the ARC lifeguarding skills and confident in your abilities but need recertification? Without taking the lifeguard training course, perform all of the ARC Lifeguarding skills correctly in a session supervised by an American Red Cross instructor and receive your certification. All sessions are located at the Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center at the SRSC. Accepted organizations can be found here.

Prerequisites:
1. You must be able to demonstrate all of the major skills in lifeguarding, CPR, AED, and first aid.
2. Your certification must be current or have expired by no more than 12 months of the expiration date. You will need to bring proof of your current or expired certification cards. If you do not have proof of your certification, you will not be able to continue with the challenge.

Challenge #1: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 5:30-10pm (Register by Tuesday, September 6)
Challenge #2:
Monday, April 2, 2012 from 5:30-10pm (Register by Friday, March 30)
Challenge #3: Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 5:30-10pm (Register by Wednesday, April 25)

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $43
IU Faculty/Staff: $49
Public: $52



ARC CPR/AED only Challenge

Already know the ARC CPR/AED skills and confident in your abilities but need recertification? Without taking the full course, perform all of the ARC CPR/AED skills correctly in a session supervised by an American Red Cross instructor and receive your certification. All sessions are located at the Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center at the SRSC. Accepted organizations can be found here.

Prerequisites:
1. You must be able to demonstrate all of the major skills in CPR and AED.
2. Your certification must be current or have expired by no more than 12 months of the expiration date. You will need to show proof of your current or expired certification card on the challenge date. If you do not have proof of your certification, you will not be able to continue with the challenge.

Challenge #1: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 5:30-8pm (Register by Tuesday, September 6)
Challenge #2:
Monday, April 2, 2012 from 5:30-8pm (Register by Friday, March 30)
Challenge #3: Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 5:30-8pm (Register by Wednesday, April 25)

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $22
IU Faculty/Staff: $24
Public: $26


ARC Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT)

This course is a prerequisite for Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) and Water Safety Instructor (WSI) and will be taught at the beginning of these courses. Separate registration is required if FIT course has never been completed. You will need to show proof of your FIT certification if previously completed.

Course #1: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 5:30-9:30pm (Register by Tuesday, February 7)
Course #2: Monday, April 2, 2012 from 5:30-9:30pm (Register by Monday, April 2)

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $22
IU Faculty/Staff: $24
Public: $26



ARC Lifeguard Instructor (LGI)

Guidelines and techniques for teaching lifeguarding are taught in this noncredit ARC class. Participants will be certified in Lifeguard Instructor. Course length: 26 hours.

Prerequisites:
1. Must be at least 17 years old.
2. Possess a current ARC Lifeguarding/First Aid and CPR/AED for Lifeguards certificate.
3. Successfully complete the precourse session.

Dates:
April 2-12, 2012
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Monday-Thursday of each week,
plus Saturday, April 7 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register by March 30

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $162
IU Faculty/Staff: $186
Public: $194



ARC Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

Guidelines and techniques for teaching swimming are taught in this noncredit ARC class. Participants will be certified in Water Safety Instructor. Course length: 30 hours.

Prerequisites:
1. Must be at least 16 years old.
2. Possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT) certificate.
3. Successfully complete the precourse session: be able to demonstrate ability to swim 25 yards of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke, and 15 yards of butterfly. Also able to maintain position for 1 minute on back and tread water in deep water.

Dates:
April 2 - 14, 2012
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Monday-Thursday of each week,
plus Saturday, April 14 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register by March 30

Cost (non-refundable):
IU Student: $162
IU Faculty/Staff: $186
Public: $194