Section R. 339.18921 - Licensure education requirementsRule 21.
(1) As required by section 1806 of the act, for education completed after January 1, 1 2002, the 3-year course in mortuary science shall consist of both of the following:(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of not less than 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of non-remedial college level courses at an accredited college or university, which shall include all of the following: Subject Minimum Hours
(i) Public speaking/communications .......... 3 semester or 3 quarter hours.(ii) Psychology/death and dying/gerontology. 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.(iii) Comparative religion or ethnic/multi-cultural studies ............................... 3 semester or 4 quarter hours.(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of 1 academic year of instruction in an accredited mortuary science program or a program deemed by the department to be equivalent to an accredited program. The department adopts by reference the accreditation standards contained in the American Board of Funeral Service Education manual on accreditation, revised October, 2000, for mortuary science instruction completed after January 1, 2002.Copies of the manual are available from the American Board of Funeral Service Education, 38 Florida Avenue, Portland Maine 04103, or from the Department of Consumer and Industry Services, P.O. Box 30018, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7518,at a cost as of the time of the adoption of these rules of $50.00. The department shall distribute, without cost, a list of the programs accredited in accordance with the manual.(2) The department may waive not more than 6 months of an applicant's resident training upon the receipt of proof that an applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. A resident trainee who has received a waiver under this subrule is not exempt from fulfilling the requirements of R 339.18923, R 339.18925, and R 339.18927.(3) For education completed before January 1, 2002, the 3-year course in mortuary science education shall consist of both of the following:(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of not less than 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of nonremedial college level courses at an accredited college or university, which shall include the following subjects: Subject Credit Hours
(i) Public speaking/communications ....... 3 semester or 3 quarter hours.(ii) Accounting ......................... 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.(iii) Psychology/gerontology/death and dying ......................... 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.(iv) Chemistry lecture and lab .......... 8 semester or 10 quarter hours.(v) Biological science (biology/zoology/anatomy) ........... 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.(vi) English composition/business writing ............................ 6 semester or 8 quarter hours.(vii) Computer science .................. 3 semester or 4 quarter hours.(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 average, of 1 academic year of instruction in an accredited mortuary science program or a program deemed by the department to be equivalent to an accredited program. The department adopts by reference the accreditation standards contained in the American Board of Funeral Service Education manual on accreditation revised September, 1990 for mortuary science instruction completed after January 1, 1993 Copies of the manual are available from the American Board of Funeral Service Education, 38 Florida Avenue, Portland Maine 04103, or from the Department of Consumer and Industry Services, P. O. Box 30018, Lansing Michigan 48909-7518, at a cost as of the time of the adoption of these rules of $50.00.
(4) An applicant who possesses a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university is deemed to have satisfied the requirements of subrule (1)(a) and (3)(a) of this rule.Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.18921