American Red Cross Certification

Certification Courses Offered:

American Red Cross certification courses are designed to help individuals and families overcome reluctance to act in emergency situations. These are non-credit classes.

Basic Life Support with First Aid

Designed for anyone who wished to obtain a new certification or renew their current certification in Basic Life Support with First Aid.

Lifeguarding

New Certification courses are for people who have not taken this class before or for people who previously had a certification that is now expired by more than 30 days.

*in order to qualify for a Lifeguarding New Certification course at Miami University, participants must first attend and pass a Lifeguarding Prerequisite skills session*

Recertification courses are for people who have a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification (or certification expired by no more than 30 days) and wish to renew their certification for another 2 years.

Instructor Courses

Water Safety Instructor (WSI) courses are for people who would like to teach swim lessons to children of all ages in the American Red Cross Water Safety Program.

Lifeguarding Instructor courses are for people who would like to get certified to teach American Red Cross Lifeguarding, CPR/AED, and First Aid courses.

American Red Cross Refund Policy

No refunds will be issued for any American Red Cross registrations. (Unless the class is canceled by Miami University)

If you are unable to attend a class, you are able to switch to a later class date.

• A request to change classes must be made before the registration closes on the original class.
• You may only switch classes one time.
• A fee of $10 will be applied for switching classes.

Please contact John Mihevic at mihevijp@MiamiOH.edu to request a class switch or if you have any questions.