Funeral Service Certificate
Preparation for funeral service career facilitated with on-site observation and participation. Instruction in equipment use procedures and functions in the daily operation of a funeral home.
Program Director permission or acceptance to the Funeral Service program
Additional course fee(s) required.
Introduction to basic accounting and bookkeeping and processing of survivor benefits. Projects in generating forms and documents related to disposition of human remains utilizing computer software designed for mortuaries. (Fall Spring)
Additional course fee(s) required.
Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job such as proposals reports instructions policies and procedures email messages letters and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.
Survey of general principles related to customs religions human relations and social behavior. Presentation of the requirements for burial cremation donation and burial at-sea. An introduction to funeral counseling as a basis for fulfillment of responsibilities. (Fall Spring)
Program Director permission or acceptance to the Funeral Service program.
Additional course fee(s) required.
This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of behavior. Special emphasis is placed on methods of research and critical thinking skills. This is a survey course and covers a variety of topics theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. PSYC 2301 is reading and writing intensive and is a college sophomore course.
A study of the general principles of crematory operations. Presentation of legal requirements procedures liabilities records maintenance for cremation and disposition of cremated remains. (Fall Spring)
Permission of the program director
Additional course fee(s) required.
This is an intensive review of the curriculum in the funeral service certificate program. The course is intended to prepare students for the State Board Exam.
MRTS 1301 MRTS 1330 MRTS 1342
Additional course fee(s) required.
A survey of general principles of mortuary and business law. Emphasis is on ethical practice. Compliance with pre-need and at-need regulatory agencies included. (Fall Spring)
MRTS 1330 ENGL 2311
Additional course fee(s) required.
Examination of the management of funeral home as a small business. Topics include funeral service merchandising and marketing human resource functions and professional practice. (Fall Spring)
MRTS 1342 or permission from the department chair
Additional course fee(s) required.
Study of the cultural and social norms values and beliefs and behaviors associated with end-of-life experiences. (Fall Spring Summer)
Application of communication theory and practice to the public speaking context with emphasis on audience analysis speaker delivery ethics of communication cultural diversity and speech organizational techniques to develop students' speaking abilities.
Eligibility to enroll in INRW 0302
Total Program Hours
32
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Funeral Directing Certificate program offers a full-time, 10-month program online. Certificate students focus on merchandising, business management and practices, accounting, psychology, and an introductory overview of embalming and restorative art practices. The certificate program also offers a specialized cremation course, incorporating the Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Crematory Operations Certification Program (COCP). Students who pass CANA’s COCP exam have the opportunity to receive a Crematory Operator’s Certification at the end of the term.
Overall employment of funeral service workers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2020 to 2030. About 4,000 openings for funeral service workers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. For more information, please visit the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook at https://www.bls. gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/funeral-service-occupations.htm#tab-1.
