Mid-America College of Funeral Service is proud to be associated in a program of cooperative study with two outstanding liberal arts colleges.  Cooperative study enables an enterprising student the opportunity to integrate his professional funeral service education in a planned program of academic study leading to the attainment of a Bachelor of Science Degree.  

Cooperative study requires completion of ninety (90) semester hours at either of the two institutions listed below, including sixty (60) hours of general liberal arts courses.  Minimum requirements include the following:

Upon successful completion of one year of professional level studies at Mid-America College (in addition to the above), and passing the National Board Examination administered by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards of the U.S., Inc., the student is eligible to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree from any one of those educational institutions listed below.

For further information on cooperative study, contact the Admissions Office or:

Associate of Applied Science Degree (Funeral Service)

An eighteen (18) month educational experience which blends general liberal arts studies with specialized professional studies in funeral service arts and sciences, this program fully satisfies all state and national standards of accreditation and is authorized by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education.

For Indiana residents, successful completion of this program will fulfill all statutory educational requirements for licensure in the state of Indiana.  For all out-of-state students, successful completion of this program will fully satisfy the minimum educational standards and criteria for the entry-level funeral service practitioner as specified by the Committee an Accreditation of the American Board of Funeral Service Education, the national accrediting agency for all colleges, schools, and departments of funeral service education.

General Education	Course Designations	Qtr. Hours
English Grammar and Composition	GE-HUM 115	5
Survey of American Literature	GE-HUM 215	5
Introduction of Sociology	GE-SOC 133, 232	5
United States History	GE-SOC 145, 245	10
Business Mathematics	GE-BUS 175	5
Science Survey	GE-SCI 155, GE-SCI 255	10
Total Quarter Hours in Division		45
Public Health and Technical	asdfdasdf	Qtr. Hours
Funeral Service Anatomy	PHT 433, 532, 632	7
Funeral Service Chemistry	PHT 452, 552, 652	6
Embalming	PHT 312, 412, 512, 612	8
Funeral Service Microbiology	PHT 563, 662	5
Funeral Service Pathology	PHT 543, 643	6
Restorative Art	PHT 323, 423, 523, 623	11
Total Quarter Hours in Division		44
Business Management	asdfdasdf	Qtr. Hours
Accounting Principles	BM 333, 432	5
Introduction to Computers	BM 343	3
Computer Applications Laboratory	BM 441	1
Mortuary Administration	BM 314, 412, 512, 612	10
Small Business Management	BM 522, 622	4
Communications for Funeral Service	BM 353	3
Total Quarter Hours in Division		26
Social Sciences	asdfdasdf	Qtr. Hours
History of Funeral Service	SS 333	3
General Psychology for Funeral Service	SS 434	4
Funeral Service Counseling and Ethics	SS 533, 633	6
Sociology of Funeral Service	SS 632	2
Total Quarter Hours in Division		15
Legal, Ethical, & Regulatory	asdfdasdf	Qtr. Hours
Funeral Service Law	LER 414	4
Business Law	LER 314	4
Total Quarter Hours in Division		8

Bachelor of Science Degree in Funeral Service

Mid-America College of Funeral Service is authorized by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education to award the Bachelor of Science Degree in Funeral Service. This program of study is accredited by the appropriate state and national accrediting agencies and permits the student to complete a Pre-Funeral Service Liberal Arts Core at a regionally accredited college or university followed by completion of the Funeral Service Division (Quarters 3, 4, 5, and 6) as a resident student of Mid-America College. Successful completion of both non-resident and resident requirements will qualify the student to receive the Bachelor of Science Degree in Funeral Service.

The Pre-Funeral Service Liberal Arts Core is comprised of the following courses of instruction:

Course Title	* Qtr. Hours
English Grammar and Composition	5
Literature	5
Speech	5
Professional Writing	5
United States History	10
Government or Civics	5
Psychology	5
Sociology	10
Philosophy or Religion	5
Cultural Diversity	5
Laboratory Science	8
Natural Science	10
College Algebra or Business Mathematics	5
Introduction to Modern Business	5
Economics	10
Electives	15
Total Required Pre-Funeral Liberal Arts Core Hours * or its semester hour equivalent	113

To obtain more information about the Bachelor of Science Degree in Funeral Service, contact the Admissions Office of the College.

The Mid-America College National Board Statistics are as follows:

Mid-America College of Funeral Service
3111 Hamburg Pike, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130
(812) 288-8878 or (800) 221-6158  Fax (812) 288-5942
E-Mail macfs@mindspring.com
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