Credit Hours:1 Lab Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 A beginning-level course that emphasizes safety and all the techniques and skills required to take the PADI Open Water. Prerequisite(s): Must be able to swim 200 yards any stroke no time limit or snorkel 300 yards (there is no time limit). Students must meet PADI Medical Requirements. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course