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Funeral Director's Program

This academic program is designed to meet specific state or professional needs. It is not accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Students graduating from this program will not have the academic credential for licensure in states where graduation from an ABFSE accredited program is required.

The Funeral Director’s Program is currently only approved for those planning to practice in Texas, Louisiana, Missouri or Oklahoma.  This program is not eligible for Federal Financial Aid.

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Graduation Requirements

To be considered a candidate for graduation from the Funeral Director Certificate Program at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, the following guidelines must be met:

  1. The student has successfully completed the Funeral Director Certificate program of instruction with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and passing grades in all courses;

  2. The student has successfully completed all requirements of the Funeral Director Practicum;

  3. The student is free of all indebtedness to the College.

On-Campus Certificate Plan by Quarter

Number Course Title Lect
Cont
Hours		 Lab
Cont
Hours		 Ext
Cont
Hours		 Total
Cont
Hours		 Qtr
Credit
Hours
FSM 104 Basic Accounting 44 0 0 44 4
FS 104 Business Law 44 0 0 44 4
FS 132 Counseling 22 0 0 22 2
FSM 113 Fun. Serv. Admin. 33 0 0 33 3
FS 142 Fun. Serv. Law 22 0 0 22 2
FS 102 History of Fun. Serv. 22 0 0 22 2
FS 152 Fun. Serv. Sociology 22 0 0 22 2
FS 123 Professional Communications 33 0 0 33 3
BM 432 Stress Management I (taught online) 22 0 0 22 2
  Quarter ONE Totals 264 0 0 264 24
Number Course Title Lect
Cont
Hours		 Lab
Cont
Hours		 Ext
Cont
Hours		 Total
Cont
Hours		 Qtr
Credit
Hours
FS 101 Fun. Serv. Ethics 11 0 0 11 1
FSM 203 Fun. Serv. Mngt. 33 0 0 33 3
FSM 303 Fun. Serv. Merch. 33 0 0 33 3
FSM 402 Funeral Directing 22 0 0 22 2
FS 203 Psychology of Grief 33 0 0 33 3
FSM 103 Small Business Mngt. I 33 0 0 33 3
FSM 213 Small Business Mngt. II 33 0 0 33 3
FSM 411 Capstone Review 11 0 0 11 1
BM 442 Stress Management II (taught online) 22 0 0 22 2
  Quarter TWO Totals 231 0 0 231 21
    Lect
Cont
Hours		 Lab
Cont
Hours		 Ext
Cont
Hours		 Total
Cont
Hours		 Qtr
Credit
Hours
Total Funeral Director's Program   495 0 0 495 45

Categories of Instruction

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (FSM) Quarter Hours
Accounting 4
Funeral Service Administration 3
Funeral Service Management 3
Funeral Service Merchandising 3
Funeral Directing 2
Small Business Management & Computers 6
Stress Management 4
Professional Communications 3
Capstone Review - Arts 1
Total Quarter Hours in Division 29
SOCIAL SCIENCE (FS) Quarter Hours
Funeral Service Counseling 2
Funeral Service Sociology 2
Grief Psychology 3
History of Funeral Service 2
Total Quarter Hours in Division 9
LEGAL, REGULATORY, and ETHICS (FS) Quarter Hours
Business Law 4
Funeral Service Ethics 1
Funeral Service Law 2
Total Quarter Hours in Division 7
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