Certificate of Completion

General Courses (25 hrs.)
The following courses:

ACCT 2113 Accounting I (3 hrs.)
HLTH 1112 Wellness and Positive Lifestyle (2 hrs.)
ENG 1113 English Composition (3 hrs.)
ENG 1213 English Composition & Research (3 hrs.)
COMM 1113 Fundamentals of Speech (3 hrs.)
BIO 1114 General Biology OR BIO 1214 General Biology and Lab (4 hrs.)
CHEM 1041 Introductory Chemistry & Lab(4 hrs.)
PSY 2703 General Psychology (3 hrs.)

Basic Sciences (11 hrs.)
The following courses:

FNRL 1114 Elementary Human Anatomy and Dissection (4 hrs.)
BIO 2314 Introductory Microbiology and Lab (4 hrs.)
FNRL 3433 Introduction to Pathology (3 hrs.)

Mortuary Arts and Sciences (20 hrs.)
The following courses:

FNRL 3054 Embalming Chemistry (4 hrs.)
FNRL 3204 Embalming (4 hrs.)
FNRL 3304 Restorative Art (4 hrs.)
FNRL 4118 Practicum in Embalming & Funeral Directing (8 hrs.)

Mortuary Administration (23 hrs.)
The following courses:

FNRL 1211 Orientation to Funeral Service (1 hr.)
FNRL 3383 Funeral Service Statutory Law (3 hrs.)
FNRL 3393 Mortuary Jurisprudence (3 hrs.)
FNRL 3513 History of Funeral Directing (3 hrs.)
FNRL 3492 Counseling in Funeral Service (2 hrs.)
FNRL 3374 Funeral Home Management I (4 hrs.)
FNRL 4483 Psychology of Grief (3 hrs.)
FNRL 4214 Funeral Home Management II (4 hrs.)

Total Hours Required - 79

The Department of Funeral Service Education at the University of Central Oklahoma is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) 3432 Ashland Avenue, Suite U, St. Joseph, Missouri   64506. 
Phone: 816-233-3747, FAX 816-233-3793, Cell 816-341-2573. 
Web www.abfse.org
Email: exdir@abfse.org

The American Board of Funeral Service Education, the national accreditation agency for all schools of mortuary education, has implemented a new criterion for all graduates.  As of January 2004, all graduates in the certificate program must take the National Board Examination as a requirement for the Certificate of Completion in Funeral Service.

The above course work meets licensing examination requirements in many states. Students should
check with their home state for specific requirements.  A minimum grade point average of 2.00 must be earned in all work applicable to the program. Students must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours credit in residence at the University of Central Oklahoma including 15 hours in
residence at UCO of the final 30 hours applied toward the certificate program.

Employment as a funeral director/embalmer is dependent upon completion of the Degree Program (or Funeral Service Certificate Program) in Funeral Service, attaining a passing score on the National Board Examination, and filing the appropriate licensure application with the state.  The examination and the licensing process result in additional expenses to the student and are determined by the appropriate agencies.  The expenses are not affiliated with the UCO Funeral Service Department are expenses of all graduates seeking licensure.

For more information regarding Oklahoma licensure requirements, please visit the Oklahoma Funeral Board.

In accordance with the  The American Board of Funeral Service Education, (ABFSE) accreditation standards, each student will be required to take the National Board Examination prior to graduation.  The expense of the Exam is the responsibility of the student.  For current Exam cost contact The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards at www.cfseb.org.

The annual passage rate of first time takers on the National Board Examination (NBE) for the most recent three year period for this institution and all ABFSE accredited funeral service education programs is posted on the ABFSE web site (www.abfse.org)