Funeral Service Education Program Outcomes

The Funeral Services Education program is designed to provide quality instruction to students seeking employment in the Funeral Services profession. The program curriculum is developed to provide learning activities that support professional development and discipline specific competencies. Program assessment of quality is assessed through several outcomes. Each course has specific Student Learning Outcomes that are demonstrated through learning activities within each course. Student Learning Outcomes within every programmatic course are aligned to support the Program Learning Outcomes. Program Learning Outcomes are the established expectations of competency expected of every program graduate.

Upon completion of the Funeral Service Education program at Ogeechee Technical College, students will be able to:

Explain the importance of funeral service professionals in developing relationships with the families and communities they serve.
Identify standards of ethical conduct in funeral service practice.
Interpret how federal, state, and local laws apply to funeral service in order to ensure compliance.
Apply principles of public health and safety in the handling and preparation of human remains.
Demonstrate technical skills in embalming and restorative art that are necessary for the preparation and handling of human remains.
Demonstrate skills required for conducting arrangement conferences, visitations, services, and ceremonies.
Describe the requirements and procedures for burial, cremation, and other accepted forms of final disposition of human remains.
Describe methods to address the grief-related needs of the bereaved.
Explain management skills associated with operating a funeral establishment.
Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and research skills needed for funeral service practice.