The Mortuary Science Curriculum
Non-degreed college transfer students must complete 90 quarter credit hours of general core academics (see Admissions tab for transfer student core academics) in English, Science/Math, Social Science, Humanities, Business and Academic Electives prior to enrollment.
Applicant's with an Associate's and/or Bachelor's degree meet the entrance requirements.
| Quarter 1 |
Qtr. Hrs. |
Lecture |
Lab |
| MGT 300 Accounting |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 310 Business Law |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SOC 310 Social Aspects of Death & Dying |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SCI 300 Clinical Orientation and Terminology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| SCI 310 Anatomy |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| SCI 320 Embalming Theory I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| |
18 |
16 |
4 |
| Quarter 2 |
Qtr. Hrs. |
Lecture |
Lab |
| SOC 300 History of Funeral Service |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SOC 320 Contemporary Funeral Practices |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SOC 330 Professional Relationships In Funeral Service |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 360 Cremation Fundamentals |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SCI 340 Embalming Theory II |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SCI 360 Clinical Mortuary Practice I |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| SCI 375 Restorative Art I |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| |
19 |
17 |
4 |
| Quarter 3 |
Qtr. Hrs. |
Lecture |
Lab |
| MGT 320 Finance and Pricing |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 340 Mortuary Regulation |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 350 Preneed |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| MGT 370 Vital Statistics |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| SCI 341 Embalming Theory III |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| SCI 376 Restorative Art II |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| SCI 380 Clinical Mortuary Practice II |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| SCI 400 Systemic Pathology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| |
19 |
17 |
4 |
| Quarter 4 |
Qtr. Hrs. |
Lecture |
Lab |
| MGT 400 Funeral Home Org. & Management |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 410 Funeral Home Merchandising |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| MGT 420 Funeral Directing Applications |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| SOC 400 Psych of Grief, Counseling Procedures |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| SCI 410 Clinical Mortuary Practice III |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| SCI 420 Pathogenic Microbiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| |
19 |
14 |
9 |
| Quarter 5 (CCMS B.M.S Degree) |
Qtr. Hrs. |
Lecture |
Lab |
| ENG 400 Death in Literature |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| MGT 430 Legal Issues in Funeral Service |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 440 Disaster Management |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| MGT 450 Funeral Service Co-op |
5 |
0 |
10 |
| SOC 410 Professional Ethics |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| SOC 420 Funeral Aftercare |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| SCI 440 Gross Anatomy for the Embalmer |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| |
15 |
13 |
14 |
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The student must take a minimum of 15 credit hrs. The Co-op consists of 30 hours per week for 4 weeks of supervised work and study in the funeral home setting.
Sequential Courses
CCMS lays out its courses in a sequence for a reason. It is in the best interest of the student to follow course sequencing as closely as possible. CCMS recognizes that occassionally a student may need some flexibility in scheduling and is unable to carry the standard course load. If the student finds it necessary to carry fewer hours per term, he or she should work closely with Enrollment Management to avoid scheduling conflicts.
CCMS courses which must be taken in sequence:
1. Clinical Orientation 300 must be taken/passed before Clinical Mortuary Practice.
2. Social Aspects 310 must be taken/passed before Contemporary Funeral Practices 320 and Psychology of Grief. Students must pass Contemporary Funeral Practices 320 before enrolling in the Funeral Directing Applications 420 course.
3. Embalming Theory 320 must be taken/passed before Embalming Theory 340 and 341.
4. Funeral Home Merchandising, Funeral Directing Applications, and Psychology of Grief are taken together in the fourth quarter because of shared laboratory requirements.
5. Restorative Art 375 must be taken/passed before Restorative Art 376.