Mid-America College of Funeral Service

Mid-America College of Funeral Service is proud to be associated in a program of cooperative study with three post-secondary educational institutions. Cooperative study provides 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.

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.

Associate of Applied Science Degree (Funeral Service)
Quarterly Sequence of Courses

First Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

GE-HUM 115

English Grammar and Composition

5

GE-SOC 133

Introduction to Sociology I

3

GE-SOC 144

United States History I

4

GE-BUS 175

Business Mathematics

5

GE-BUS 142

Introduction to Computers

2

GE-SCI 155

Science Survey I

5

Total

24

Second Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

GE-HUM 215

Advanced Composition & Business Comm.

5

GE-SOC 233

Introduction to Sociology II

3

GE-SOC 243

United States History II

3

GE-BUS 275

Introduction to Business

5

GE-BUS 241

Computer Applications Laboratory

1

GD-SCI 255

Science Survey II

5

Total

22

Third Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

BM 335

Accounting Principles

5

LER 312

Law I

2

PHT 312

Embalming I

2

BM 314

Mortuary Administration I

4

BM 354

Communications for Funeral Service

4

SS 322

History of Funeral Service

2

PHT 323

Restorative Art I

3

Total

22

Fourth Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

PHT 434

Funeral Service Anatomy I

4

PHT 452

Funeral Service Chemistry I

2

PHT 412

Embalming II

2

BM 412

Mortuary Administration II

2

SS 444

General Psychology for Funeral Service

4

LER 414

Law II

4

PHT 423

Restorative Art II

3

Total

21

Fifth Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

PHT 532

Funeral Service Anatomy II

2

PHT 552

Funeral Service Chemistry II

2

PHT 512

Embalming III

2

BM 512

Mortuary Administration III

2

PHT 563

Funeral Service Microbiology I

3

PHT 542

Funeral Service Pathology I

2

SS 543

Funeral Service Counseling and Ethics I

3

PHT 523

Restorative Art III

3

BM 522

Small Business Management I

2

Total

21

Sixth Quarter

Course No.

Course Title

Qtr. Hours

PHT 632

Funeral Service Anatomy III

2

PHT 652

Funeral Service Chemistry III

2

PHT 612

Embalming IV

2

BM 612

Mortuary Administration IV

2

PHT 663

Funeral Service Microbiology II

3

PHT 642

Funeral Service Pathology II

2

SS 641

Funeral Service Counseling and Ethics II

1

PHT 624

Restorative Art IV

4

BM 622

Small Business Management II

2

SS 653

Sociology of Funeral Service

3

Total

23

Total Quarter Hours
in Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

133

Mid-America College of Funeral Service is authorized 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 another 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 student must complete the following requirements of the Pre-Funeral Service Liberal Arts Core:

All courses completed at another accredited college or university must be designated as “100” level or higher. The student must achieve a “C” or better (or a “Pass” if the Pass/Fail option was used as a standard of measurement) in all courses.

To obtain a list of acceptable courses in each transfer core area, or to receive more information about the Bachelor of Science Degree in Funeral Science, contact the Admissions Office of the College.