The Bishop State Community College
associate in applied science degree in funeral service education is
designed to provide the best possible learning experiences for students
interested in funeral service education and for advancement in the
funeral service profession. The central aim of the funeral service
education program is recognition of the importance of funeral service
education 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 and local regulatory guidelines, as well as (5)
professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety
and welfare in caring for human remains.
The objectives of the Funeral
Service Education Program are to:
• Enlarge the background and knowledge
of students about the funeral service profession
• Educate students in every phase of
funeral service, and to help enable them to develop the proficiency and
skills necessary of the profession
• Educate students concerning the
responsibilities of the funeral service profession to the community at
large
• Emphasize high standards of ethical
conduct
• Provide a curriculum at the post
secondary level of instruction
• Encourage research in the field of
funeral service
