This page gives you a breakdown of the fees charged within the Mortuary Science Program.
These fees are in addition to the DMACC
tuition and fees.
They are already included in the estimated costs on the Mortuary Science
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All fees are re-evaluated each year by adding up the expenses from the prior two years and dividing by the number of students who were served.
MOR 301 - Introduction to Funeral Service
$200 – Online Proctoring Service Fee
This fee is used to offset any online proctoring service fees for the program. It is charged to every student as part of the program costs. This fee is not utilized to cover the cost if a student chooses to use a testing center instead of the online proctoring services. The fee will be charged no matter in what location you take your proctored quizzes and exams.
MOR 334 - Funeral Home Operations II
$95 – Arranger Training Fee
During this course, students will participate in an Arranger Training Session offered by the National Funeral Directors Association. The fee will be paid to the NFDA on your behalf as a Cash Advance with no additional charge by DMACC. The fee covers the cost of the materials, guest instructor, and expenses for the training.
MOR 336 - Embalming I Clinical
$300 - Clinical Supplies, mailing and faculty travel
This fee covers the cost of the following items which are provided to each student to ensure you are safe during embalming experiences: gloves, face shields, gowns, shoe covers, head covers, face masks, and travel expense to pay for faculty to travel to funeral homes in the Des Moines area.
MOR 940 - Funeral Service Capstone
$75 - Lab supplies
This fee includes the cost of purchasing or replacing lab supplies (wax and instruments)
MOR 390 - Professional Review
$120 - Practice National Board Exam Fee
This fee is to purchase vouchers for each student to take the Practice National Board Exam which is created and administered by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
