FUNERAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICUM 2542FS
An externship providing the opportunity for an overview and participation in funeral service practice under the direction of a licensed preceptor in an assigned funeral home. Prerequisite: By permission of the Director of Funeral Service Education.
Credit 2 hours
MORTUARY SCIENCE CLINICAL 1021MS
This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic mortuary operation and to offer the student an opportunity to assist in the preparation of dead human remains. The student is encouraged to use the experience as an arena in which the theory acquired in the classroom can be applied in actual mortuary procedures. Special emphasis is given to the local, state, and federal regulations relative to the care of dead human remains.
Credit 1 hour
MORTUARY SCIENCE CLINICAL 1011MS
This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic mortuary operation and to offer the student an opportunity to assist in the preparation of dead human remains. The student is encouraged to use the experience as a arena in which the theory acquired in the classroom can be applied in actual mortuary procedures. Special emphasis is given to the local, state, and federal regulations relative to the care of the dead human remains.
Credit 1 hour
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2543CR
A comprehensive review of the courses covered by the National Board Examination. The course requires satisfactory completion of exams in each subject area as well as a score of 80% in the General Education and Professional Education, completion of the Practice National Board Examination and completion of the National Board Exam within 30 days of completion of the Comprehensive Review course or the student will be required to repeat Comprehensive Review and re-apply for graduation.
Credit 3 hours
MORTUARY SCIENCE EMBALMING II 1223MS
A post introductory integration of basic principles of the embalming operation into an applied understanding of specialized diagnostic procedures. Included are anatomical, chemical, and pathological discussions. Prerequisite: Mortuary Science 1113. Lecture 3 hours
Credit 3 hours
RESTORATIVE ART 1023RA
A detailed study of the human face and color theory including an application of acquired principles through basic skill building exercises involving wax modeling and cosmetic application. Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 2 hours
Credit 3 hours
FUNERAL SERVICE COUNSELING 1023FC
A psychological-sociological approach to the counseling role of the funeral service professional. Special emphasis is given to the grief process and its multicultural context.
Credit 3 hours
FUNERAL SERVICE DIRECTING 1023FD
An exercise in the implementation, planning, and directing of the funeral with respect to sociological, psychological, and theological concerns.
Credit 3 hours
MORTUARY SCIENCE EMBALMING I 1113MS
An in-depth look at the history and purpose as an aid to appreciation of the art and science of embalming, including a review of the phenomenon of death along with the introduction to the preparation room and instruments. Lecture 3 hours
Credit 3 hours
MORTUARY SCIENCE CLINICAL 1031MS
This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic mortuary operation and to offer the student an opportunity to assist in the preparation of dead human remains. The student is encouraged to use the experience as an arena in which the theory acquired in the classroom can be applied in actual mortuary procedures. Special emphasis is given to the local, state, and federal regulations relative to the care of dead human remains.
Credit 1 hour
MICROBIOLOGY 1023MI
A lecture and laboratory course designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of microorganisms and with special emphasis on their distribution, physiology, control, and importance in public health and immunology. Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 2 hours.
Credit 3 hours
STUDENT RESOURCES:
LIBRARY, LOUNGE, AND TUTORING FORUM
It is true to say that even in view of the massive influence that computers have had on global life, the telephone still remains as one of the major lifelines of every funeral home. Our skill on the telephone is more vital today than ever before in the history of our great and noble profession. This course will equip the student to be a more capable communicator with the public over the telephone.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 3
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 2 attempts to pass a 10 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 1 hour to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. Upon successfully passing the quiz, students are required to access their Certificate to receive course credit.
This educational journey is about a complicated conspiracy, an account of heros and villains, of greed and charity, of forgiveness and revenge.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 3
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 3 attempts to pass a 5 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 7 days to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. The applicant will need to create an account and provide their funeral director’s license number so that continuing education credits may be reported to the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
This educational seminar is focused on one subject: Rental Caskets. This program is a business seminar which dissects the issue of rental caskets, and assists in giving the learner practical business tools in arriving at a rental casket approach that fits your particular communities needs and the needs of the funeral home.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 2
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 2 attempts to pass a 20 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 1 hour to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. Upon successfully passing the quiz, students are required to access their Certificate to receive course credit.
Many parents know well that there is no greater pain than the loss of a child at birth. It is the central point of this technical training continuing education program that the funeral professional must refresh and renew. This course will review the techniques of infant embalming.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 2
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 3 attempts to pass a 5 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 7 days to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. The applicant will need to create an account and provide their funeral director’s license number so that continuing education credits may be reported to the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Even if you don't like history this one is a great continuing education program for every licensed funeral director and embalmer in the United States. Not only do the licensed people learn, they learn about something that literally changed the way the United States did funerals, and that change has been permanent to this very day.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 3
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 2 attempts to pass a 20 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 1 hour to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. Upon successfully passing the quiz, students are required to access their Certificate to receive course credit.
Funeral Service practitioners are selling a valuable service, but nothing positive happens until a relationship is established. In "Lunch & Learn" we explore an invaluable tool that helps build relationships and, is cost effective. We will examine principles of information exchange that are less threatening and allow people to confront topics related to funerals and death in an atmosphere of mutual support.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 2
Cost: $30.00
Applicants will have 3 attempts to pass a 5 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The Student will have 7 days to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. The applicant will need to create an account and provide their funeral director's license number so that continuing education credits may be reported to the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Hours of Continuing Education Credit: 2
Cost: $20.00
Applicants will have 2 attempts to pass a 20 question multiple choice quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have one hour to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment. Upon successfully passing the quiz, students are required to access their Certificate to receive course credit.
Applicants will have 3 attempts to pass a 5 question true/false quiz by achieving a minimum score of 80. The student will have 7 days to complete the course and pass the test. At the end of that period, the applicant will be automatically removed from enrollment.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 243
A comprehensive review of the courses covered by the National Board Examination. The course requires satisfactory completion of exams in each subject area. Students are required to achieve a score of 80% in the General Education and Professional Education sections as well as completion of the Practice National Board Examination.
Credit 3 hours
Clinical 242
This course is designed to familiarize the student with basic first call mortuary operation and to offer the student an opportunity to assist in the preparation of dead human remains. The student is encouraged to use the experience as an arena in which the theory acquired in the classroom can be applied in actual mortuary procedures. Special emphasis is given to the local, state, and federal regulations relative to the care of dead human remains.
Credit 2 hours
Funeral Service Practicum 242
An externship providing the opportunity for an overview and participation in funeral service practice under the direction of a licensed preceptor in an assigned funeral home. Prerequisite: By permission of the Director of Funeral Service Education.
Credit 3 hours
STUDENT RESOURCES:
LIBRARY, LOUNGE, AND TUTORING FORUM
FUNERAL SERVICE COUNSELING 123
A psychological-sociological approach to the counseling role of the funeral service professional. Special emphasis is given to the grief process and its multicultural context.
Credit 3 hours
Mortuary Science Embalming II 123
A post introductory integration of basic principles of the embalming operation into an applied understanding of specialized diagnostic procedures. Included are anatomical, chemical, and pathological discussions. Prerequisite: Mortuary Science 103FSE
Credit 3 hours
RESTORATIVE ART 123
A detailed study of the human face and color theory including and application of acquired principles through basic skill building exercises involving wax modeling and cosmetic application. Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 2 hours.
Credit 3 hours
PUBLIC HEALTH 123
A course designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of microorganisms and with special emphasis on their distribution, physiology, control, and importance in public health and immunology. This includes a general approach to the nature of diseases, the pathogenic mechanisms involved in their development, and a consideration of the major diseases of the individual organ systems.
Credit 3 hours
