LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
This information is subject to change without notice; students should
contact their state board for specific requirements.
Alabama Board of Funeral Service
770 Washington Ave, Ste 226
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4049
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High School and mortuary college |
No CE Requirements |
2 years before, after or while in school |
| Funeral Director |
High School |
No CE Requirements |
2 years before, after or while in school |
Alaska Div. of
Occupational Licensing
Mortuary Science Section
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-2695
Fax: (907) 465-2974
p.j._gingras@dced.state.ak.us
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Graduation from an accredited morturary
college |
No CE Requirements |
1 year under licensed embalmer |
| Funeral Director |
30 semester hours from a college or university |
No CE Requirements |
1 year under funeral director licensed in
Alaska |
Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers
1400 W Washington
Room 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3095
Fax: (602) 542-3093
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school and mortuary college; pass
national exam |
12 hours per year |
1 year after school |
| Funeral Director |
High school and mortuary college; one year
embalmer licensure and experience; pass national board exam |
12 hours per year |
1 year after school |
Arkansas State Board of Embalmers
101 E Capitol, Ste 113
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-0574
Fax: (501) 682-0575
erachael.mcgrew@mail.state.ar.us
www.state.ar.us/fdemb
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school and mortuary college |
8 hours per year |
2 years before, during or after school |
| Funeral Director |
High school |
8 hours per year |
2 years, except with mortuary school, then
one year before during, or after school |
California Cemetery & Funeral Bureau
400 R St, Ste 3040
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-7737
www.dca.ca.gov/cemetery
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school and mortuary
college |
No CE Requirements |
Two years before or after mortuary college |
| Funeral Director |
Associate of Arts or equivalent |
No CE Requirements |
Two years before or after mortuary college |
Colorado Funeral Service Board
7853 E Arapahoe Ct #2100
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 694-4728
Fax: (303) 694-4869
mail@costda.org
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
No current licensing requirements; however,
active voluntary certification program |
No current licensing requirements |
Contact the Colorado FDA at www.cofda.org for more
information |
| Funeral Director |
No current licensing requirements; however,
active voluntary certification program |
No current licensing requirements |
Contact the Colorado FDA at www.cofda.org for more
information |
Connecticut Embalmer/Funeral Director Licensure
Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12APP
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 509-7569
www.dph.state.ct.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school plus associate degree in mortuary
science (must pass the national board) |
No CE Requirements |
One year; over 50 human bodies embalmed under
direct supervision |
| Funeral Director |
High school plus associate degree in mortuary
science (must pass the national board) |
No CE Requirements |
One year; over 50 human bodies embalmed under
direct supervision |
Delaware Board of Funeral Service
Cannon Building, Ste 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 739-4522
smiccia@state.de.us
www.state.de.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
High school plus the equivalent of an
associate degree (certificate in mortuary science) that required a
minimum of 30 semester credit hours; Plus, sufficient semester credit
hours earned from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution to
earn a total of at least 60 semester credit hours. |
10 hours per 2 years |
One year after school |
District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors
Room 923, Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration
614 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001-7200
(202) 727-7473
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Service |
High school and mortuary college
|
No CE Requirements |
One year after school |
Florida Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
1940 N Monroe St, Ste 60
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0754
(904) 488-8690
Fax: (850) 922-2918
leon.biegalski@dbpr.state.fl.us
www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/funer/fun_index.html
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer and / or Funeral Director |
High school and 12-month mortuary college
program; high school plus associate degree in mortuary science; must
pass national board exam |
12 hours per 2 years + HIV/AIDS Course |
One year after school |
Georgia State Examining Boards
237 Coliseum Dr
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 207-1460
Fax: (478) 207-1468
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer and/or Funeral Director |
High school plus mortuary college (12
months); must pass national board exam and state laws exam for funeral
directors |
10 hours per 2 years |
18 months before or after school |
Hawaii Sanitation Branch
Department of Health
591 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-8000
Fax: (808) 586-4729
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Must meet one of three qualifications: one
year of practical experience and graduation from a recognized school of
embalming; or two years practical experience under registered embalmer
in state and completion of four-year high school; or five years
practical experience under registered embalmer |
No CE Requirements |
N/A |
Idaho Occupational Licensing Bureau
Owyhee Plaza
1109 Main St, Ste 220
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-3233
jwiedric@ibol.state.id.us
www.state.id.us/ibol
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Mortician |
Two years of college plus mortuary college.
60 semester credits in college. |
No CE Requirements |
One year before or after school |
Illinois Professional Services Section
Department of Professional Regulation
320 W Washington St
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0800
www.dpr.state.il.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
30 semester hours of college credit plus
mortuary college or associate or bachelor’s degree in mortuary science |
12 hours for Funeral Directors |
One year after school |
Indiana State Board of Funeral & Cemetery
Service
302 W Washington Ave
Room E-034
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7215
Fax: (317) 232-2312
www.state.in.us/pla
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
One year college plus mortuary college |
10 hours per 2 years |
One year after school |
* Iowa Board of Mortuary Science
Iowa Dept of Public Health
321 E 12th St
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-4287
Fax: 515-281-3121
mbledsoe@idph.state.ia.us
www.idph.state.ia.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
Student must have a minimum of 60 semester
hours as indicated on the transcript from a regionally accredited
college or university with a minimum of a 2.0 or "C" grade point and a
course in mortuary science from a school accredited by the American
Board of Funeral Service Education. The 60 semester hours shall not
include any technical or vocational mortuary science courses. |
24 hours per 2 years |
One year after school |
Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
700 S.W. Jackson, Ste 904
Topeka, KS 66603-3733
(785) 296-3980
Fax: (785) 296-0891
boma1@ink.org
www.ink.org/public/ksbma
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Associate degree in mortuary science; must
pass national board exam after earning degree |
6 hours per year |
One year after passing examination |
| Funeral Director |
60 semester hours from a college or
university (20 of which are defined by state board); must pass state
board exam after apprenticeship |
6 hours per year |
One year prior to taking board exam |
Kentucky Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
PO Box 324
Crestwood, KY 40014
(502) 241-3918
Fax: (502) 241-4297
emmalou.hartlage@mail.state.ky.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
High school |
4 hours per year |
One year before or after school |
| Embalmer |
High school plus associate degree in Mortuary
Science. Three years total (30 semester college hours can substitute
for one year) |
4 hours per year |
One year before or after school |
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral
Directors
PO Box 8757
Metairie, LA 70011
(504) 838-5109
Fax: (504) 838-5112
labefd@ix.netcom.com
www.lsbefd.state.la.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
High school plus 30 semester hours college |
4 hours per year |
Apprenticeship must be served after
completing 30 semester hour requirement. Six months of apprenticeship
may be served prior to entering school. |
| Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary science program of
15 months |
4 hours per year |
Apprenticeship must be served after
completing 30 semester hour requirement. Six months of apprenticeship
may be served prior to entering school. |
Maine Board of Funeral Service
State House Station 35
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8623
fax: (207) 624-8637
diane.j.bradstreet@state.me.us
www.maineprofessionalreg.org
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Practitioner in Funeral Service |
Associate degree from two-year college; or 50
credit hours at an ABFSE accredited mortuary science college; or
completion of semester credit hours for good standing admission in of
the second year class of any college or university; must pass the
national boards. |
4 hours per year |
One year before or after school |
Maryland State Board of Morticians
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
4201 Patterson Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
(410) 764-4792
Fax: (410) 358-6571
groninge@dhmh.state.md.us
www.dhmh.state.md.us/bom
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Combination Funeral Director and Embalmer |
Associate of arts in mortuary science |
12 hours per 2 years |
1,000 hours |
Massachusetts Board of Embalming and Funeral Service
239 Causeway St
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-1718
Fax: (617) 626-1627
kim.m.scully@state.ma.us
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college; pass
national board exam |
5 hours per year |
Two years before or after school |
* Michigan Department of Consumer
& Industry Services
Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science
PO Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 241-9252
bcinfo@cis.state.mi.us
www.michigan.gov
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Mortuary Science License |
Two years of college including three semester
hours in public speaking/communications, six semester hours in
accounting, six semester hours in psychology/ death and dying/
gerontology, eight semester hours in chemistry lecture and lab, six
semester hours in biological science, six semester hours in English
composition/business writing, and three semester hours in computer
science plus one year of mortuary college |
No CE Requirements; under consideration |
One year after completion of mortuary college
requirement; contact state board for additional requirements |
Minnesota Mortuary Science Section
121 E 7th Pl
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
(651) 282-3829
Fax: (651) 282-3839
david.lemke@health.state.mn.us
www.health.state.mn.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Mortuary Science License |
Bachelor of Science degree graduation from an
accredited school of mortuary science. |
12 hours per 2 years |
One year |
Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service
7 River Bend Place, Suite B
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 354-6903
Fax: (601) 932-1901
funeral_board@msbfs.state.ms.us
www.msfuneralboard.com
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Service License |
High school plus mortuary college |
No CE Requirements |
One year before or after school |
| Funeral Director |
High school or equivalent |
No CE Requirements |
Two years |
Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral
Directors
PO Box 423
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0423
(573) 751-0813
Fax: (573) 751-1155
phandly@mail.state.mo.us
www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/embalm/
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college |
No CE Requirements; under consideration |
One year |
| Funeral Director |
High school plus one year of mortuary college |
No CE Requirements; under consideration |
One year |
Montana Board of Funeral Service
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
(406) 444-5433
dlibsclfnr@state.mt.us
www.dlibsdfnr.state.mt.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Mortician’s License |
Two years of college plus mortuary college |
6 hours per year or 12 hours per 2 years |
One year after school |
* Nebraska Dept of Health and
Human Services Credentialing Division
PO Box 94986
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2117
Fax: (402) 471-3577
kris.childs@hhss.state.ne.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
60 semester hours of college credit including
six semester hours of English, six semester hours of accounting, eight
semester hours of chemistry, 12 semester hours of biological science
relating to the human body, six semester hours of psychology or
counseling, plus mortuary college |
16 hours per 2 years |
Six months before and six months after or one
year after mortuary school |
Nevada Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
305 N Carson St, #201
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 882-3005
nevadafuneralboard@msn.com
www.funeralstate.nv.us/contact.htm
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Two years of college plus mortuary college |
No CE Requirements; under consideration |
One year before of after school |
New Hampshire Board of Registration of Funeral
Directors and Embalmers
Health & Welfare Building
6 Hazen Dr
Concord, NH 03301-6527
(603) 271-4648
Fax: (603) 271-3447
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
One year of college plus mortuary college |
15 hours per 2 years |
One year before or after school |
New Jersey State Board of Mortuary Science
PO Box 45009, Rm 513
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 504-6425
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
Two years of college plus one year of
mortuary college |
10 hours per 2 years |
Two years before, during or after school (one
year credit for school) |
New Mexico State Board of Thanatopractice
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 476-7090
Fax: (505) 476-7095
funeralboard@state.nm.us
www.rtd.state.nm.us/d&c/thanato
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Service Practioner License |
Two years of college (60 semester hours or 90
quarter hours of academic instruction); plus mortuary college |
10 hours per NM Fiscal Year (7/1 - 6/30) |
One year |
* New York Bureau of Funeral
Directing New York State Dept of Health
Hedley Park Place
433 River St, Ste 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299
(518) 402-0785
Fax: (518) 402-0784
funeral@health.state.ny.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter credit
hours from accredited funeral service institution. Must pass board exam
and graduate before they are able to do apprenticeship. Must pass New
York state funeral director law exam after 8 months of residency into
their apprenticeship. |
Effective 07/01/02, 12 hours per 2 years
|
One year residency after school |
North Carolina Board of Mortuary Science
PO Box 27368
Raleigh, NC 27611-7368
(919) 733-9380
mhenderson@ncbms.org
www.ncbms.org
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer Funeral Service
License |
High school plus 32 semester hours from or
graduate of a mortuary science college approved by the board |
5 hours per year
|
One year before or after school |
North Dakota Board of Embalmers
PO Box 633
Devils Lake, ND 58301
(701) 662-2511
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer and Funeral Director |
Two years of college and one year of Mortuary
Science |
No CE Requirements
|
One year after school |
* Board of Embalmers and Funeral
Directors of Ohio
77 S High St, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
(614) 466-4252
Fax: (614) 728-6825
oh.emb.bd@exchange.state.oh.us
www.state.oh.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Bachelor’s degree graduate 12 month
accredited mortuary school |
12 hours every 2 years
|
One year after mortuary school |
| Funeral Director |
Bachelor’s degree graduate 12 month
accredited mortuary school |
12 hours every 2 years |
One year after mortuary school or two years |
Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral
Directors
4545 N Lincoln Blvd, Ste 175
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-1790
Fax: (405) 522-1790
brown@okfuneral.com
www.okfuneral.com
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and/or Embalmer |
Minimum of 60 college hours from regionally
accredited institution plus graduate from accredited mortuary college |
No CE Requirements
|
One year before, during or after school |
Oregon State Mortuary and Cemetery Board
Portland State Office Bldg Suite 430
800 N.E. Oregon St, Box #19
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 731-4040
Fax: (503) 731-4494
mortuary.board@state.or.us
www.oregon.gov
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Practitioner |
Associate degree |
No CE Requirements
|
One year |
| Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college |
No CE Requirements |
One year |
* Pennsylvania State Board of
Funeral Directors
PO Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 783-3397
fax: (717) 783-7769
funeral@pados.dos.state.ps.us
www.dos.pa.us/bpoa/fundirbd/mainpage.htm
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
Two years of college (minimum 60 semester
hours of specific courses) plus mortuary college; national board and
national board state exam required for licensure |
No CE Requirements; under consideration
|
One year after school |
Rhode Island Division of Professional Regulation
State Health Dept Building, Room 104
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2827
vanessad@doh.state.ri.us
www.healthri.org
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
High school plus 60 semester hours from
accredited mortuary science school; pass national board exam |
No CE Requirements
|
Not less than one year before or after school |
South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service
Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
PO Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
(803) 896-4494 or 896-4497
Fax: (803) 896-4484
hayes@mail.llr.state.sc.us
www.llr.state.sc.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college |
3 hours per year
|
Two years before or after school |
South Dakota Board of Funeral Service
132 E Illinois
Spearfish, SD 57783
(605) 642-1600
Fax: (605) 642-1756
www.state.sd.us/dcr/funeral
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director/Embalmer |
Two years of college (minimum 60 semester
hours of specific courses) plus mortuary college or Bachelors in
Mortuary Science |
No CE Requirements; under consideration
|
One year before or after school in South
Dakota |
Tennessee State Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers
500 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-1144
(615) 741-2378
arthur.giles@state.tn.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college |
|
One year |
| Funeral Director |
High school |
|
Two years |
Texas Funeral Service Commission
PO Box 12217
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 936-2474
crob@tfsc.state.tx.us
or emon@tfsc.state.tx.us
www.tfsc.state.tx.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director /Embalmer |
High school plus mortuary college; pass
national examination and state law examination |
16 hours per 2 years
|
One year after school |
Utah Dept of Professional Licensing
PO Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
(801) 530-6396
Fax: (801) 530-6511
www.dopl.utah.gov
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
Associate degree in mortuary science from
accredited school; must pass national and state law/rules exam |
10 hours per 2 years
|
One year before or after school and include
50 embalmings |
Vermont Board of Funeral Service
Office of Professional Regulation
81 River St
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
(802) 828-3228
Fax: (802) 828-2368
tmcnight@sec.state.vt.us
www.sec.state.vt.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
Graduation from an approved two-year school
of funeral service or completion of not less than one academic year
with 30 additional credit hours in subjects approved by the board; must
pass board approved written exam and practical exam |
20 hours for funeral directors / embalmers
per 2 years
|
One year before or after school |
| Funeral Director |
Assist in directing 30 funerals under the
supervision of a licensed funeral director or embalmer; must pass board
approved written exam |
10 hours for funeral directors per 2 years |
One year before or after school |
Virginia Dept of Health Professions
Board of Funeral Directors
6606 W Broad St, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 662-9907
Fax: (804) 662-9523
fanbd@dhp.state.va.us
www.dhp.state.va.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Service |
High school plus mortuary college |
No CE Requirements; under consideration
|
18 months before or after school |
Washington State Funeral and Cemetery
Office-Business & Professions Divisions
PO Box 9012
Olympia, WA 98507-9012
(360) 664-1555
Fax: (360) 586-4414
funerals@dol.wa.gov
www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/funfront
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Embalmer |
60 semester hours of college including
mortuary college |
10 hours per 2 years
|
Two years training under a licensed embalmer |
| Funeral Director |
Associate of arts degree in mortuary science
or completed a course not less than two years in an accredited college |
10 hours per 2 years |
One year training under a licensed funeral
director |
* West Virginia Board of Embalmers
& Funeral Directors
179 Summers St, Ste 305
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-0302
boeafd@lycos.com
www.legis.wv.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director and Embalmer |
Associate degree from an accredited college
or university or successful completion of not less than 60 hours of
academic work in an accredited college or university toward a
bachelor’s 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 or mortuary science |
3 hours per 3 years
|
One year before of after school |
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
Funeral Directors Examining Board
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 261-2390
Fax: (608) 267-3816
www.legis.state.wi.us
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
Two years of college, including six semester
hours of English and speech; 15 hours of natural science; 13 hours in
business studies; 12 hours of social science; 14 hours in electives;
plus mortuary college |
15 hours per 2 years
|
One year before or after mortuary school;
must have one year of college |
++ Wyoming State Board of
Embalming
2020 Carey Ave, Ste 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7788
vskora@state.wy.us
www.soswy.state.wy.us/director/ag-bd/embalm.htm
| Type of License |
Educational Requirements |
Continuing Education
Requirements |
Apprenticeship |
| Funeral Director |
No educational requirements |
No CE Requirements
|
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