Funeral Service Education, Associate of Applied Science FS23
The Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Service Education is designed to prepare students for a career in funeral service. All aspects of funeral service will be taught within the scope of this program. Academic and technical skills will be taught in the areas of general business, industry regulations and laws, embalming and restorative art skills, funeral service applications, funeral home management, grief counseling, etc. The goal is to prepare the student for successful completion of all necessary board examinations and to prepare the student for the rigors of daily work within the funeral service industry. The goals of the Funeral Service Education Program are to promote and improve the standards of funeral service education and professionalism, to expose funeral service students to all aspects of the profession, and foster a desire to serve the public interest in an ethical, dignified manner. All Funeral Service Education students must take the National Board Examination to graduate from the program.
National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at https://www.abfse.org/html/dir-ga.htmlin the Directory of Accredited Programs.
Degree Requirements
Area I - Language Arts-Communication
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences
Area III - Natural Sciences-Mathematics
Select one course (3 hours).
Area IV Humanities-Fine Arts
Select one course (3 hours).
Select this additional course
Occupational Courses
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Total Credit Hours: 72