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* Courses available in the Academic Achievement Center or High School Completion Center Successful completion of
a minimum of 64 college credits is required for entry into the Mortuary
Science program. Students must have earned at least 15 general education
credits, including one course each in communications, mathematics, and social
and behavioral science. Recommended college courses include the following:
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Some courses, such as History
of Funeral Service (MOR 305), Funeral Merchandising (MOR 330), and Survey of
Infectious Disease (MOR 365), are taught exclusively on line. For these
courses, reading is the only means of learning new material. In the classroom
sections, tests are based on a combination of text, on-line notes, and
lectures. All tests are administered on line, with weekly short-answer
quizzes and multiple-choice exams designed to prepare students for the
national exam and state law exam, both of which are prerequisites for
licensure. In addition to their
texts, students will use trade journals, as well as websites containing
federal regulations and state laws. They will continue to use these materials
on the job. View more information on
reading skills in the Mortuary Science
program.
Writing assignments
within the program include short-answer quizzes, article summaries, and short
research papers, obituaries, and eulogies. Written work on the job will also
include memorial folders and legal forms such as death certificates and
burial transit permits. As part of the 64 college
credits required for entry into this program, students must have completed at
least one communications course. View more information on
language skills in the Mortuary
Science program.
In the program and on the
job, they will use knowledge of fractions, per cents, and proportions for
tasks such as computing the percent of formaldehyde in a fluid and
determining the amount of embalming solution needed for a body. In
merchandising, they will compute discounts and markups on caskets and use
quartiles to manage their casket inventory. View more information on
math skills in the Mortuary Science
program.
The program also requires
high-level thinking skills. When preparing for tests, students must be ready
to apply concepts, since many questions are presented as scenarios. In their
classes as well as on the job, they use observation and comparison-contrast
skills during embalming and restoration. They must also draw logical
inferences from the behaviors they observe when interacting with family
members. Cause-effect reasoning is used in studying the effects on the body
of the cause of death and the embalming chemicals used. Above all, this
career requires good problem-solving skills in order to help families plan
meaningful funerals. View more information on
learning skills in the Mortuary
Science program.
In the program and on the
job, students will use industry software to prepare forms such as death
certificates and to design paper products associated with visitations and
funerals (e.g. memorial folders). View more information on
computer skills in the Mortuary
Science program. In general, students who succeed in this program stay current on their course requirements by using time management skills, complete all assigned study guides to prepare for tests, demonstrate flexibility and maintain a sense of humor. |
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