Rule 21. (1) As required by section 1806 of the act, for education completed
after January 1, 1 2002, the 3-year course in mortuary science shall consist of both
of the following:
(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of not less than 60 semester
or 90 quarter hours of non-remedial college level courses at an accredited college or
university, which shall include all of the following:
Subject
Minimum Hours
(i) Public speaking/communications.......... 3 semester or 3 quarter hours.
(ii) Psychology/death and dying/gerontology. 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.
(iii) Comparative religion or ethnic/multi-cultural studies...............................3
semester or 4 quarter hours.
(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of 1 academic year of
instruction in an accredited mortuary science program or a program deemed by the
department to be equivalent to an accredited program. The department adopts by
reference the accreditation standards contained in the American Board of Funeral
Service Education manual on accreditation, revised October, 2000, for mortuary science
instruction completed after January 1, 2002.Copies of the manual are available from
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, 38 Florida Avenue, Portland Maine
04103, or from the Department of Consumer and Industry Services, P.O. Box 30018,
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7518,at a cost as of the time of the adoption of these rules
of $50.00. The department shall distribute, without cost, a list of the programs
accredited in accordance with the manual.
(2) The department may waive not more than 6 months of an applicant's
resident training upon the receipt of proof that an applicant possesses a baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college or university. A resident trainee who has received a
waiver under this subrule is not exempt from fulfilling the requirements of R
339.18923, R 339.18925, and R 339.18927.
(3) For education completed before January 1, 2002, the 3-year course in
mortuary science education shall consist of both of the following:
(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of not less than 60 semester
or 90 quarter hours of nonremedial college level courses at an accredited college or
university, which shall include the following subjects:
Subject
Credit Hours
(i) Public speaking/communications.......3 semester or 3 quarter hours.
(ii) Accounting......................... 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.
(iii) Psychology/gerontology/death and dying......................... 6 semester or 8 quarter
hours.
(iv) Chemistry lecture and lab.......... 8 semester or 10 quarter hours.
(v) Biological science (biology/zoology/anatomy)........... 6 semester or 8 quarter
hours.
(vi) English composition/business writing............................ 6 semester or 8 quarter
hours.
(vii) Computer science.................. 3 semester or 4 quarter hours.
(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of 1 academic year of
instruction in an accredited mortuary science program or a program deemed by the
department to be equivalent to an accredited program. The department adopts by
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