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Funeral
Services Education
Certificate
This academic program is designed
to meet specific state or professional needs. It is not
accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
Students graduating from this program are not eligible to take
the National Board Examination, or any state Board Examination
for which graduation from an ABFSE accredited program is
required. This
certificate is designed for persons wanting to obtain a South
Carolina Funeral Directors’ License only. A major requirement
for the South Carolina Funeral Directors’ License states the
following: The student must already possess a bachelor’s
degree, or have successfully completed sixty (60) semester
hours at a regionally accredited college or university,
including a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours divided
among at least four (4) of the following areas: (1)
Psychological Sciences; (2) Business; (3) English; (4)
Natural/Biological Science; (5) Religion. See
the
South Carolina
State
Board of Funeral Service Statutes and Regulations for complete
details of the requirements.
With all requirements met, the student
should be knowledgeable in basic funeral service skills and
eligible to sit for the South Carolina Funeral Directors’
Exam.
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Last Updated
April 22, 2008
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