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    EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS


    Type of License
    Funeral Director and Embalmer

    Educational Requirements
    Associate degree from an accredited college or university or successful completion of not less than 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of academic work in an accredited college or university toward a baccalaureate degree with a declared major field of study, as evidenced by a transcript submitted for evaluation prior to beginning a one-year course of apprenticeship and prior to obtaining a diploma of graduation from a school of mortuary science.

    Continuing Education Requirements
    3 hours per 3 years

    Apprenticeship
    One year before or after school