Certificate in Funeral Directing
CERTIFICATE IN FUNERAL DIRECTING is designed to teach students the skills and abilities essential for employment as a funeral director in the state of Texas only. 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.
| Clock Hours | Total Credit Hours | |||
| BIOL | 1408 | Biology 1 | 66 | 6 qtr. |
| MATH | 1314 | College Algebra | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition and Rhetoric | 55 | 5 qtr. |
| PSYC | 2301 | General Psychology | 55 | 5 qtr. |
| Total Hours: | 220 | 20 |
SPECIALIZED AND RELATED COURSES:
| First Quarter | ||||
| MSCI | 1212 | Funeral Directing | 43 | 3 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1313 | Funeral Merchandising | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1317 | History of Funeral Service | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1219 | Mortuary Law | 33 | 3 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1115 | Occupational Safety | 22 | 2 qtr. |
| BUSI | 1302 | Operating a Business | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| Total Hours | 230 | 20 |
| Second Quarter | ||||
| BUSI | 2301 | Business Law | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1316 | Counseling/Dynamics of Grief | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1314 | Mortuary Administration | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| OFAD | 1307 | Office Accounting | 44 | 4 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1118 | Sociology of Funeral Service | 22 | 2 qtr. |
| MSCI | 1020 | Board Review | 11 | 1 qtr. |
| Total Hours | 209 | 19 | ||
| Grand Total | 659 | 59 |
Graduation requirements include passing each of the prescribed courses.
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