Harvard University Recreation

• Participants must be 15 years of age or older.
• Attend all class sessions.

The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies. 

The courses in this program teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This program offers a choice or first aid, CPR, and AED courses to meet the various training needs of a diverse audience. 

The indended audience for the courses in this program includes lay responders in the workplace and community. 

The primary purpose of the American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers course is to teach those with a duty to act (professional rescuers) the knowledge and skills needed to respond appropriately to breathing and cardiac emergencies. This includes the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to care for a victim experiencing cardiac arrest. 

We offer both traditional certification courses as well as Blended Learning web-based/in-classroom style courses. Blended Learning combines online learning with in-person skills sessions conducted by a Red Cross certified instructor. The blended learning online sessions offer students a variety of elements to learn program content including videos, lesson narration and special interactive features. This allows for individualized, self-paced learning. Once the online session has been successfully completed, students practice skills and are assessed by the instructor during the in-person skills sessions. 

There is a $50 non-refundable fee to register for all classes. Reimbursements, minus the $50 non-refundable fee upon registration, are only granted for documented medical conditions and withdrawal requests made at least two weeks prior to the class start date. 

Pre-registration is required for all classes; same day registration is not available.

If you are registering for a Training Review course, copies of your current basic-level certifications must be emailed to aquatics@fas.harvard.edu before your class instructions and assignments can be sent to you. 

Registration Note: Please register with the participants name and email address. If a participant has an American Red Cross student account already, please be sure to use the corresponding email for that account in registration.

We are currently not offering any CPR Courses.