Page 150 of Delgado Community College 2004-2005 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

150 FUNERAL SERVICE EDUCATION DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DIVISION: ALLIED HEALTH/CITY PARK The Funeral Service Education program prepares the student in all aspects of funeral service, including funeral service counseling and funeral home management. This two-year program admits two classes per year, one in the spring semester and one in the fall semester. Prospective students must contact the Allied Health Admissions Office to initiate the application procedure. The deadline for applications is April 30 for the fall admission and September 30 for the spring admission. All students who qualify are admitted to the program. To qualify for admittance into the program, the student must meet the following criteria: 1. Possess a high school diploma or equivalent. 2. Score on the ACT, SAT, or Delgado College Placement test sufficient to place the student in college-level courses. 3. If previous college courses have been taken, the students cumulative grade point average must be at least 2.0. 4. Be able to meet physical performance standards for the Funeral Service profession. REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* FSED 121 H. S. of Fune. Svcs. 3 FSED 146 Embalming Lab II 1 FSED 130 Grief Counseling 3 FSED 164 F.H. Embalm Cosm. Prac. 4 FSED 131 F.H. Mgmt. Directing 3 FSED 168 F.H. Off. Arrang. Prac. 4 FSED 132 Bus. Law for Fune. Ser. 3 FSED 225 Funeral Service Chem. 3 FSED 134 Mortuary Law Ethics 1 FSED 227 F.S. Micro Path 3 FSED 141 Embalming Techniques 3 FSED 243 Restorative Art 3 FSED 142 Adv. Proc. in Embalming 3 FSED 247 Restorative Art Lab 1 FSED 145 Embalming Lab I 1 FSED 270 Funeral Service Seminar 3 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES ACCT 201 Accounting 4 PSYC 127 General Psychology 3 BIOL 161 Intro. Anat. Phys. 3 SPCH 130 Fund. of Speech Comm. BIOL 163 Intro. Anat. Phys Lab 1 OR CMIN 201 Computer Literacy 3 SPCH 131 Interpersonal Comm. 3 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS** ENGL 101 Engl. Comp. I 3 MATH 118 Alg. for Coll. Students 3 ENGL 102 Engl. Comp. II or MATH 120 Math Survey 3 ENGL 112 Writing for Bus./Inc. 3 Humanities Requirement 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 74 * Required grade of C or higher. ** To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, take ENGL 102 and substitute Math 130 and a higher-level math course for MATH 118 and 120, if qualified. See General Education Requirements, pages 110-111, for approved Humanities courses. NOTE: See page 78 for Graduation Requirements.

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