Aims and objectives

Program Aim

The central aim of the program recognizes the importance of funeral service education personnel as:

1. Members of a human service profession,
2. Members of the community in which they serve,
3. Participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession,
4. Professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines (in the geographic are where they practice), as well as
5. Professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety and welfare in caring for human remains.

Program Objectives

1. To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession;
2. To educate students in every phase of funeral service, and to help enable them to develop the proficiency and skills necessary for the profession, as defined by the Preamble above.
3. To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at large.
4. To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct.
5. To provide a curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction.
6. To encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral
7. service.

To request a complete application packet, please click here:

Application Packet includes:

• Aims and Objectives
• Admission Packet
• FAQs
• Physical and Mental Recommendations for Mortuary Science Students

Career information:

National Funeral Directors Association Career Information Page

http://www.nfda.org/careers/are.html

Link to employment information

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

Link to government funeral director job description

http://www.bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos011.pdf

Link to the American Board of Funeral Service Education

www.abfse.org

American Board of Funeral Service Education Career Information Page

http://abfse.org/html/faq.html

Link to Funeral Regulatory Organizations State by State

http://www.cfseb.org/state.htm

Link to schedule National Board Examination

http://www.cfseb.org/

Link to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency Indiana Intern Application

http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/funeral/licapps.html

Link to Intern Case Reports

http://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/11470.pdf

Validity of information found on the above sites is not guaranteed by Ivy Tech Community College. These links are listed for the convenience of interested individuals. These organizations are not affiliated with Ivy Tech Community College. The information is subject to change without notice.

In Accordance with the American Board of Funeral Service Education requirements, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Central Indiana will place pass rates of first time National Board Examination test takers on this page. At this point in time, no students have taken the National Board Examination.