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Mount Ida College’s New England Institute (NEI) offers an Associate Degree in Funeral Service that would allow for licensure as a funeral director/embalmer in most states.
N.E.I.’s Funeral Service program incorporates a traditional two-year funeral service program and follows the American Board of Funeral Service Education standards for mortuary education. In addition to the standard professional courses required for licensure by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and the Conference of Funeral Examining Boards of the United States, Inc., business law, management, bereavement, grief and other issues specific to the profession and community outreach techniques are also covered.
Career and Further Study Options
Students with an associate degree in Funeral Service, upon passing the National Board Examination and completion of apprenticeships, are eligible for licensure as funeral directors and embalmers in most states. Graduates of this associate degree program are well positioned to be employed by or run and own their own funeral homes; they are also uniquely qualified to excel within any corporate setting serving the funeral service profession. In addition, students have the opportunity to finish a bachelor degree and go on to higher fields of study if desired.
Program Aims
The central aim of the Funeral Service program is recognition of funeral service personnel as:
- Members of the 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 (in the geographic area where they practice) as well as;
- Professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.
Learning Objectives
The objectives of the Funeral Service program are:
- 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 proficiency and skills necessary for 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 a curriculum at the post-secondary level of instruction; and
- To encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral service.
Conditions, Policies, Fees and Provisions
Accreditation and National Board Examination Passage Rate Information:
- The Funeral Service Program at Mount Ida College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 3432 Ashland Ave., Suite U, St. Joseph, MO 64506, 816-233-3747. Web: www.abfse.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).
Progression in Program
To be eligible for the National Board Examination (NBE), students must earn a C- or higher in all courses on subjects tested on that examination. A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all subjects is necessary. Note: Students with grades below “C” in subjects tested on the NBE tend to fail those portions of the examination; students whose average is no better than “C” are at risk.
The Executive Director of the New England Institute, the Program Director, and the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs will review the standing of any student whose record and/or performance may indicate termination from the program. Students who have failed a course twice cannot be considered in good standing in the Funeral Service Program. The Review Board may discontinue a student’s candidacy in the program whenever poor academic performance warrants such action. In addition, all College progression standards apply.
The American Board of Funeral Service Education requires that all students take the National Board Examination (NBE) as a requirement for graduation. Students must pay a $350 fee when they register for this examination.
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