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Programs of Study
Funeral Service Education
www.lwtech.edu/funeralservice
Programs of Study
FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
109 CREDITS
Admission Dates: Fall, Spring
Program Mission: The Funeral Service Education
AAS degree prepares students to achieve entry-level
proficiency as embalmers and funeral directors.
Funeral service professionals provide counsel, service, and
emotional support for those who have experienced the
death of a loved one. Students also learn how to manage a
successful business in the high-tech global economy.
The Funeral Service Education program at Lake Washington
Institute of Technology is accredited by the American Board
of Funeral Service Education, 3414 Ashland Ave., Suite G,
St. Joseph, MO, 64506, (816) 233-3747
Funeral Service Education AAS degree graduates will:
be prepared for entry level positions as a funeral
director and embalmer
recognize the historical roots of contemporary funeral
service practices
use appropriate terminology to facilitate
communication with members of allied professions,
the public, and the funeral service industry
differentiate among the representative chemicals in
embalming fluid (arterial, cavity, and accessory) and
describe their respective functions and chemical principles
discuss and demonstrate safe environmental work
practices through proper disposal of contaminated
materials, and proper methods of disposal of blood and
body fluids during and following the embalming process
explain and demonstrate the preparation of the infant,
autopsy and non-autopsy embalming techniques
and procedures while demonstrating and describing
the use of embalming instruments, equipment and
sundries, and embalming techniques and procedures
comply with OSHA’s hazard communication
standard, formaldehyde standard, and bloodborne
pathogens standard
identify the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), describe its effect on funeral service and who
must comply with the FTC Funeral Industry Practices
Rule, explain how to comply and follow the FTC Rule
identify the pathological conditions and etiological
factors which require special procedures in the removal,
handling, preparation, and disposition of human remains.
identify the laws, rules, regulations and management
practices affecting funeral service and adhere to a standard
of ethical behavior in personal and professional conduct
be prepared to succeed on the National Board Exam
and the state board exam
demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork,
communication, intercultural appreciation,
and technical and information literacy skills
meet Social Science, Humanities, Written
Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning
distribution area outcomes
The FSE program has as its central aim the recognition of
the importance of funeral service personnel as:
members of a human services profession,
members of the community in which they serve,
participants in the intimate relationship between
bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral
service profession,
professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with
federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory
guidelines (in the geographic area where they
practice), as well as:
professionals sensitive to and knowledgeable of the
responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare
in caring for human remains.
The program has the following purposes:
to enlarge the background and knowledge of students
about the funeral service profession.
to educate students in every phase of funeral service,
and to help enable them to develop the proficiency
and skills necessary to become functional members
of the profession.
to educate student concerning the responsibilities of
the funeral service profession to the community.
to emphasize high standards of ethical conduct.
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