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.
After completion of all learning support, general core classes, and fundamental occupational courses, students are eligible to take Funeral Service Program courses. These students who have met this eligibility requirement must take the entry level Funeral Service science courses, FSRV 2000 Anatomy, FSRV 2010 Pathology,FSRV 2020 Chemistry,and FSRV 2080 Microbiology,prior to enrolling in any other funeral service education courses. In order to gain further admission into the program, students must: · Obtain a grade of "B" or better in each of these entry level science courses: FSRV 2000, FSRV 2010, FSRV 2020, FSRV 2080 · Have a "2" or higher work ethics grade in each course attempted.
This academic program is designed to meet specific state or professional needs. It is not accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Students graduating from this program are not eligible to take the National Board Examination or any state board examination for which graduation from an ABFSE accredited program is required.
Degree Requirements
The Funeral Service Education program at Columbus Technical College has as its central aim the recognition of funeral service personnel as members of a human services profession; members of the community in which they serve; participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession; professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines in the geographic area where they practice, as well as professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.
The Funeral Service Education program also has the following objectives.
• To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession.
• To educate students in every phase of funeral service and to help enable them to develop proficiency and skills necessary for the profession.
• To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at large.
• To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct.
• To provide a curriculum at the postsecondary level of instruction.
• To encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral service.
Semester One
Semester Two
Semester Three
Semester Five
| FSRV 2080 | Microbiology for Funeral Service | 3 |
| FSRV 2090 | Grief Counseling and Sociology for Funeral Service | 3 |
| FSRV 1070 | Small Business Administration for Funeral Service | 4 |
Semester Six
Semester Four
Total Credit Hours: 72