Academics
Funeral Services Education Certificate
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This academic program is designed to meet specific state or professional needs, and is designed for persons wanting to obtain a South Carolina Funeral Directors' License only.
Students requiring an ABFSE-accredited program should enroll in the associate degree track.
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.
This certificate 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.
Program Location: Greenwood
Schedule Options: Day, Online
Contact Information: Nancy Wilkie
Required Courses
Day Program
| FIRST SEMESTER | Credit Hours | |
| FSE 101 | Introduction to Funeral Service | 2.0 |
| FSE 105 | Accounting for Funeral Service | 3.0 |
| FSE 115 | Funeral Service Directing | 3.0 |
| FSE 130 | Business and Mortuary Law | 2.0 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3.0 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | Credit Hours | |
| FSE 110 | Funeral Service Management and Merchandising | 3.0 |
| FSE 120 | Funeral Counseling | 4.0 |
| FSE 131 | Funeral Service Ethics, Regulations and Statutes | 2.0 |
| FSE 165 | Sociology of Funeral Services | 2.0 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3.0 |
| SUMMER TERM | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 165 | Professional Communications | 3.0 |
| FSE 251 | Funeral Service Projects-Certificate | 2.0 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: 34.0 | ||
Updated 4/4/2013
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Advisement Information
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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.
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This certificate was developed for persons already holding an associate or bachelor's degree and who have interests in becoming licensed funeral directors in SC only. The courses in this program will prepare students to take the SC Funeral Directors' Exam. Students will also be eligible to sit for the exam if they have earned at least 60 credit hours (including the certificate requirements).
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Funeral Services courses are scheduled in the afternoons, two days a week; however, all certificate courses are also offered online.
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HIS 102, 201, or 202 may be substituted for HIS 101.
Advisement Information updated 9/8/2011