Funeral Service Department
Coyner Health Sciences Building
100 University Blvd.
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
Ph. 405-974-5001
Fax 405-974-3848
gsokoll@ucok.edu

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About UCO and the Funeral Service Program

The University of Central Oklahoma has a rich tradition of service to the educational needs of the people of Oklahoma. The university, first established as a Territorial Normal School by the Territorial Legislature on December 24, 1890, was redesignated by the legislature as Central State Normal School in 1904, and in 1919 was changed to Central State Teacher's College. In 1939 it became Central State College. On April 13, 1971, the name was officially changed to Central State University and since July 1, 1991 the institution has been known as the University of Central Oklahoma

On June 3, 1964 the first Bachelor of Science degree was granted in the area of Funeral Service. Since that time, over 800 students, both men and women, have graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in the Funeral Service area. Today, the University of Central Oklahoma remains a leader in the training of funeral service professionals.

The University of Central Oklahoma is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Funeral Service programs are offered at the University of Central Oklahoma on both the baccalaureate level and the Certificate of Completion level.

Department of Funeral Service Education Objectives

* 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 develop the proficiency and skills necessary of the profession

*  To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at large

*  To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct

*  To provide curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction

*  To encourage research in the field of funeral service

 

Aims & Purposes

The Department of Funeral Service Education recognizes the importance of funeral service education personnel as

members of a human services 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, as well as

professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.