Funeral Service Education: AAS
The Associate in Applied Science degree in Funeral Service Education at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park prepares students for any entry level position as a funeral director and embalmer in a funeral home. The Funeral Service associate degree program at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org . National Board Examination scores, graduation rates and employment rates for this and other ABFSE accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org . To request a printed copy of this program’s scores and rates, go to the Fune
Courses
- ACC 100 — Applied Accounting
- BIO 103 — Anatomy for Funeral Service
- BIO 111 — Introductory Biology (MOTR BIOL 100L)
- COM 101 — Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100)
- COM 107 — Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110)
- ENG 101 — College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100)
- ENG 102 — College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200)
- FSE 101 — History and Sociology of Funeral Service
- FSE 102 — Dynamics of Grief Management
- FSE 103 — Funeral Directing
- FSE 104 — Funeral Directing Practicum
- FSE 105 — Funeral Directing Practicum II
- FSE 106 — Mortuary Law and Ethics
- FSE 107 — Funeral Service Merchandising
- FSE 115 — Fundamentals of Embalming Chemistry
- FSE 201 — Funeral Home Management
- FSE 203 — Embalming Practicum I
- FSE 205 — Embalming Practicum II
- FSE 206 — Restorative Art
- FSE 208 — Funeral Service Seminar
- FSE 209 — Pathology for Funeral Service
- FSE 210 — Embalming
- FSE 211 — Microbiology for Funeral Service
- FSE 212 — Embalming II
- FSE 215 — Advanced Embalming Chemistry
- MTH 108 — Elementary Applied Mathematics
- PSY 200 — General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100)