Earn College Credit for PADI Courses:

Yes! You may be eligible to get college credit for learning how to scuba dive. PADI courses have been recommended by a variety of Institutions for college credit or funding in various countries throughout the world. Choose from the regions below to find out how it works:

United States:

The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated and recommended college credit for

• 15 PADI courses
• 3 DSAT courses
• 1 Emergency First Response course.

The American Council on Education is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions.

Australia:

PADI Divers may receive credit toward various certificates and diplomas for several PADI courses within the Australian national training system. These training providers recognize certain PADI and Emergency First Response (EFR) courses:

• Technical and Further Education
• South Australia
• Australia Fisheries Academy
• South Australia
• Victorian Tertiary Admissions Center
• Victoria
• Western Australia Curriculum Council

Canada:

The British Columbia Ministry of Education (External Credentials Program for Industrial and Occupational Courses) has approved the PADI Open Water Diver (2 credits), PADI Advanced or Adventures in Diving Program (4 credits) and PADI Rescue Diver (4credits) courses for school credit.

Grade 10, 11 and 12 students who have been certified in these PADI courses simply present their PADI certification card to the school administration to apply for credit. For information on receiving credit contact your school’s administration. On an individual, merit-base case, divers in Canada may also receive credit for PADI courses through the USA-based American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service as noted under “United States.”

England, Wales and Northern Ireland:

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors can apply to PADI for the Certificate in Scuba Instruction, a Vocationally Related Qualification (VRQ) accredited at Level 3 by the:

• National Qualifications Framework in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) for England
• Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DELLS) for Wales
• Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) for Northern Ireland.