The Funeral Services Technology Program is a structured series of course experiences that leads to an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. The goal of the program is to provide training that prepares students for entry-level positions after graduation and licensure. The curriculum is designed to provide students with ethical and professional knowledge in Funeral Service Education, exposure to career options available within the Funeral Service field, and experiences in the application of ethical and professional skills while emphasizing aspects of public health.
The central aim of the program is recognition of the importance of funeral service education personnel as:
- members of a human service profession,
- members of the community in which they serve,
- participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession,
- professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines (in the geographic area where they practice), as well as
- professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, welfare in caring for human remains.
The objectives of the program are the following:
- to enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession,
- to educate students in every phase of funeral service, and to help enable them to develp the proficiency and skills necessary for the profession,
- to educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profesion to the community at large,
- to emphasize high standards of ethical conduct,
- to provide a curriculum at the post-secondary level of instruction, and
- to encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral service.
The Natonal Board Examination (NBE) must be taken prior to Graduation. The annual passage rate for the first-time takers on the NBE for the most recent 3-year period for this institution and all ABFSE accredited funeral service education programs is posted on the ABFSE website.
The Funeral Service Technology program at Holmes Community College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 3432 Ashland Ave., Suite U, St. Joseph, MO 64506, phone 816-233-3747, fax 816-341-2573.
| First Year |
| First Semester |
Second Semester |
| ENG 1113 English Comp I |
FST 1123 Mortuary Anatomy II |
| **MAT 1313 College Algebra |
FST 1223 Embalming II |
| FST 1113 Mortuary Anatomy I |
FST 2623 Pathology |
| FST 1213 Embalming I |
ACC 1213 Principles of Accounting I |
| FST 1313 Funeral Directing |
FST 1513 Restorative Art |
| Computer Literacy --- 3 |
FST 1231 Clinical I |
| TOTAL 18 hrs. |
TOTAL 16 hrs. |
| Second Year |
| First Semester |
Second Semester |
| FST 1413 Funeral Service Ethics & Law |
*FST 2811 Comprehensive Review |
| FST 2523 Color & Cosmetics |
FST 2323 Funeral Merchandising & Management |
SOC 2113 Sociology or
PSY 1513 Psychology |
FST 2713 Psychological Counsel / Funeral Service |
| FST 2273 Thanatochemistry |
SPT 1113 Oral Communication |
| FST 2613 Microbiology |
BAD 2413 Legal Environment / Business |
| FST 1241 Clinical II |
Humanities / Fine Art Elective --- 3 |
| TOTAL 16 hrs. |
TOTAL 16 hrs. |
* Must be taken during the last semester of coursework. Each FST course must be passed with an overall grade of 75 in order to graduate and complete the program
** BOT 1313 or MAT 1233 and a Natural Science with lab may be substituted.
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