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11:628:230 · Marine Sciences · School 11 — New Brunswick School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Basic Scuba Diving introduces PADI-aligned scuba concepts and practical skills for safe recreational diving. Students study dive physics and physiology, planning, equipment, and underwater conditions, then practice core skills in confined water.
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SIRS · 127 responses · 2019–2025
Spring 2027
6 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
When it meets
Busch
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
T 3:50 PM · Busch · 6 sections · 6 open
AI-generated overview
2 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Learn physical principles, diving physiology, planning, and environmental factors that affect safe diving.
Practice equipment setup and care alongside essential underwater skills and problem solving.
Researched and independently reviewed · 7 sources · 6/12 fields found
officialSummary: found · Current department course list and 2026–2027 catalog describe course scope and learning outcomes.
site:marine.rutgers.edu "Basic Scuba Diving" 11:628:230 · Rutgers "BASIC SCUBA DIVING"
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · No reliable estimate of outside-class weekly hours was found.
Rutgers 11:628:230 syllabus scuba diving
courseRatings: not-attempted · Student discussions did not provide corroborated, course-specific ratings across the rating dimensions.
assessment: not-found · The current course listing links a syllabus, but the reviewed sources did not provide a dated assessment breakdown.
Rutgers 11:628:230 syllabus scuba diving · site:marine.rutgers.edu "Basic Scuba Diving" 11:628:230
fit.bestFor: found · The official course outline describes academic and confined-water learning; student discussion shows interest in the hands-on pool experience.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Basic Scuba Diving" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "11:628:230" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers scuba Rutgers pool course
fit.toughIf: found · The department lists a swim test and medical questionnaire before in-water sessions; a recent student account describes the course as more demanding than expected.
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prerequisitesInPractice: found · Department listing states no prior scuba experience is needed, but requires a swim test and medical questionnaire before in-water skills.
site:marine.rutgers.edu "Basic Scuba Diving" 11:628:230 · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "scuba" Rutgers course
instructorVariation: not-found · No current, comparable reports about differences between instructors or sections.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "scuba" Rutgers course · Rutgers 11:628:230 syllabus scuba diving
chapters: found · The course list provides an official topic and skills outline, not a dated week-by-week syllabus.
site:marine.rutgers.edu "Basic Scuba Diving" 11:628:230
commonPitfalls: not-found · Search results did not establish recurring, course-specific pitfalls with a corrective action.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "scuba" Rutgers course · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "11:628:230"
prepPlan: not-found · No course-specific free preparation resources were identified.
Rutgers 11:628:230 syllabus scuba diving
studentPerspective: found · Recent student threads include interest and a positive experience report; one report about workload and certification is explicitly dated to several years earlier.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "scuba" Rutgers course · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Basic Scuba Diving" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "11:628:230"
6 open · Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M119728 | Open | Deborah Miller | Tuesday 3:50 PM-8:10 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
| M219729 | Open | Deborah Miller | Thursday 10:20 AM-2:40 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
| M319730 | Open | Deborah Miller | Wednesday 5:40 PM-10:00 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
| MA19731 | Open | Deborah Miller | Tuesday 3:50 PM-8:10 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
| MB19732 | Open | Deborah Miller | Thursday 10:20 AM-2:40 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
| MC19733 | Open | Deborah Miller | Wednesday 5:40 PM-10:00 PM at WRC POOLWRC POOL | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.71
Course quality
4.77
Response rate
36.1%
Coverage
42 offerings · 2019–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Miller | 36 | 4.73 | 4.80 |
| Debby Miller | 6 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
1.5
Current campuses
Busch
Current availability
6 open of 6
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
6
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.