The purpose of this document is to have in place an orientation and training agreement that provides proper
documentation that each preceptor has been oriented about the school’s practicum requirements concerning
knowledge base, competency, and evaluation of student procedures and criteria.

Preceptor credentials must be certified in one of the following ways:

1. An official transcript from the accredited funeral service institution from which the preceptor graduated
plus a copy of his/her state license.

2. A copy of the preceptor’s license from the Oklahoma Funeral Board if the state requires graduation from
an American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) accredited program maintained in the files of the
program.

3. Verification on the State web site that the preceptor is licensed in the state if the state requires graduation
from an ABFSE accredited program with the name of the preceptor and date of the issuance of the license
maintained by the program in a log.

Considerations placed upon the preceptor:

1. Compensation for serving as a preceptor is not to be expected from the University of Central Oklahoma.

2. Preceptor has an understanding of the contents of the training manual.

3. Preceptor has an understanding of the course syllabus and course objectives.

4. Preceptor will review training manual with practicum student, have signatures applied to required
documents and document date of training review session.

5. Preceptor agrees to occasional on-site visits by a representative of the Funeral Service Education
Department to assure compliance and consistency.

6. Preceptor understands the process for interrupting the clinical experience and recourse for dismissal of a
student from the practicum experience.

7. Preceptor has a clear understanding of what is to be expected of the preceptor and what is provided
by the practicum course offered from the university’s Department of Funeral Service Education.

8. Preceptor agrees to mentor the practicum student in as many functions, tasks and activities as related
to funeral directing and embalming as possible.

9. Preceptor understands the practicum student’s need for a minimum of 10 embalming and 10 funerals
to be accomplished by the end of the semester.

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Cooperating Funeral Establishment,
Chair, and/or Instructor




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Preceptor University of Central Oklahoma




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Funeral Service Education