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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Mortuary Science B.S.
Sample Plan: Mortuary Science B.S. Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 3402 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
MORT 3018 - Funeral Service Practice I : 3.0 cr
MORT 3371 - Funeral Service Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies : 3.0 cr
MORT 3025 - Business Law : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MORT 3009 - Introductory Accounting : 3.0 cr
MORT 3019 - Funeral Service Practice II : 3.0 cr
PHAR 1002 - Medical Terminology : 2.0 cr
MORT 3031 - Funeral Service Law : 2.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MORT 3012W - Organization and Management of Funeral Business : 3.0 cr : WI
MORT 2171 - Introductory Anatomy : 3.0 cr
MORT 3171 - Human Anatomy Laboratory : 1.0 cr
MORT 3014 - Funeral Service Rules and Regulations : 2.0 cr
MORT 3021W - Funeral Service Psychology and Arrangements Theory : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
MORT 3016 - Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandising : 3.0 cr
MORT 3022W - Funeral Service Arrangements Laboratory : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
MORT 3012W - Organization and Management of Funeral Business : 3.0 cr : WI
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 3379 - Clinical Funeral Service Rotation : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MORT 3384 - Mortuary Science Practice in the US: An Integrative Capstone Course For Professional Practice : 1.0 cr
MORT 3065 - Embalming Chemistry : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
MORT 3048 - Microbiology and Pathology for Funeral Service : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Summer Semester: 3.0 cr
MORT 3379 - Clinical Funeral Service Rotation : 3.0 cr