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Twin Cities Campus
Mortuary Science B.S.Medical School - Adm
Medical School
The Program of Mortuary Science at the University of Minnesota, established in 1908, was the first program of its kind to be organized at a state university.
For detailed information, please visit the program's website (www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu), or contact the program office 612-624-6464.
Accreditation:
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree program with a major in mortuary science at the University of Minnesota is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 3414 Ashland Avenue, Suite G, St. Joseph, Missouri 64506 (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org. The annual passage rate of first-time takers on the National Board Examination (NBE) for the most recent three-year period for this institution and all ABFSE accredited funeral service education programs is posted on the ABFSE Web site (www.abfse.org).
Mission:
Funeral directors are health care professionals who serve others during a time of loss, pain, and grief. The mission of the program is to skillfully combine the study of behavioral, physical, and applied sciences for the goal of preparing graduates for careers as knowledgeable, skilled, and innovative funeral service professionals. Program graduates will be prepared to serve bereaved members of their communities in a manner that is proficient, dignified, and caring.
Aims:
The Program of Mortuary Science at the University of Minnesota states as its central aims the recognition of the importance of funeral service personnel as:
1. members of a human services profession;
2. members of the community in which they serve;
3. participants in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession;
4. professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal, state, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines in the geographic area where they practice;
5. professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.
Objectives:
The program recognizes an obligation to students, the profession, and the community. Its objectives have been adopted by the Program's Advisory Board and conform with the accreditation standards set forth by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
The objectives of the program are:
1. To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral service profession;
2. To educate students in every phase of funeral service, and to help enable them to develop proficiency and skills necessary for the profession;
3. To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at large;
4. To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct;
5. To provide a curriculum at the post-secondary level of instruction;
6. To encourage student and faculty research in the field of funeral service;
7. To encourage faculty and students to be advocates for the profession of funeral service.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
60 credits
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
Upon admission, students are required to submit proof of certain immunizations and vaccinations. Students must submit a professional statement and two letters of recommendation as part of the admission process. Criteria for the essay and letters of recommendation are available on the program's web site: www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Pre-Mortuary Science Courses
Students usually enter the program at the beginning of their junior year. Freshmen and sophomores are urged to contact the program office for counsel in planning an appropriate preprofessional program. The following courses are required for admission to the B.S. program (except PUBH 3001 and PHAR 1002, which are not required but strongly recommended).
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 2002 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(6.0 cr)
BIOL 2003 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
PSTL 1135 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3001 - Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
or
ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
ACCT 2051 - Introduction to Financial Reporting
(4.0 cr)
COMM 3402 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
(3.0 cr)
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
WRIT 1301 - University Writing
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 3272 - Applied Biostatistics
(4.0 cr)
or
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
EPSY 5261 - Introductory Statistical Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1004 {Inactive}
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 1001 - Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Letters of Recommendation, Personal Statement
Applicants must provide the program with two letters of recommendation and a personal statement as part of the application process. Criteria for the letters of recommenation and personal statement are found on the program's Web site: www.mortuaryscience.umn.edu.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
60 credits of upper division coursework are required.
Students must take the National Board Examination of the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards as a requirement for graduation, as per American Board of Funeral Service Education Accreditation Standard 11.5.
Junior Year Courses
MORT 3014 - Funeral Service Rules and Regulations
(2.0 cr)
MORT 3018 - Funeral Service Practice I
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3021W - Funeral Service Psychology and Arrangements Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3171 - Human Anatomy Laboratory
(1.0 cr)
MORT 3371 - Funeral Service Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3049 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
MORT 3050 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3065 - Embalming Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
PHAR 1002 - Medical Terminology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 3001 - Personal and Community Health
(2.0 cr)
Senior Year Courses
MORT 3016 - Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandising
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3025 - Business Law
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3051 - Restorative Art
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3061 - Embalming Theory
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3151 - Restorative Art Laboratory
(1.0 cr)
MORT 3161 - Embalming Laboratory
(1.0 cr)
MORT 3012W - Organization and Management of Funeral Business
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3019 - Funeral Service Practice II
(3.0 cr)
MORT 3022W - Funeral Service Arrangements Laboratory
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
MORT 3031 - Funeral Service Law
(2.0 cr)
MORT 3379 - Clinical Funeral Service Rotation
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Senior Year Summer Courses
MORT 3379 - Clinical Funeral Service Rotation
(1.0-6.0 cr)
After January 1, 2004, each accredited program in funeral service education must require that each funeral service student take the National Board Examination (NBE) as a requirement for graduation. (ABFSE Accreditation Standard 11.5)
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