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Funeral Service Education Student Handbook > Funeral Service Education Program Curriculum

Funeral Service Education Program Curriculum

Funeral Service Education Program Curriculum

The curriculum for the Funeral Service Education degree program is designed for the semester system. A student may enter the program for any semester of general education courses. To graduate, degree-seeking students must earn a minimum of 72 semester credit hours. The program requires a minimum of 1,245 contact hours and generally takes 6 semesters to complete, 4 semesters are dedicated to the Occupational courses within the program.

General Education Courses

The following are the general education courses that are needed for the degree. These courses may have available online offerings

• ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
• ENGL 1102 Literature and Composition
• PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology
• MATH 1111 College Algebra
• SPCH 1101 Public Speaking
• Fine Art Elective (Choose from one: Humanities, Music Appreciation, Art Appreciation, History or Literature).

Fundamental Occupational Courses

The following are the fundamental occupational Courses. These courses may have available online offerings

• COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers
• ACCT 1100 Financial Accounting
• ACCT 2140 Legal Environment of Business

Once the student is prepared to join a Funeral Service Education cohort, they with follow the course sequence below.

 

Occupational Semester One
Course	Credit Hours	Modality
FSRV 1010: History of Funeral Service	2	Face-to-Face
FSRV 1020: Funeral Service Law & Ethics	1	Face -to-Face
FSRV 2000: Anatomy for Funeral Service	4	Face-to-Face
FSRV 2010: Pathology for Funeral Service	3	Face-to-Face or Online (with Proctored Testing)
Occupational Semester Two
Course	Credit Hours	Modality
FSRV 1030: Funeral Service Management & Directing	6	Face-to-Face
FSRV 1070: Small Business Administration for Funeral Services	4	Face-to-Face
FSRV 2020: Chemistry for Funeral Service	3	Face-to-Face
FSRV 2080: Microbiology for Funeral Service	3	Face-to-Face
Occupational Semester Three
Course	Credit Hours	Modality
FSRV 2030: Embalming Techniques	6	Face-to-Face
FSRV 2060: Restorative Art	4	Face-to-Face
FSRV 2090: Grief Counseling and Sociology for Funeral Service	3	Face-to-Face
Occupational Semester Four
Course	Credit Hours	Modality
FSRV 1050: Funeral Service Practicum	2	Clinical Setting
FSRV 2100: Funeral Service Seminar	3	Face-to-Face