The student must complete all professional and academic prerequisites and be admitted to the FSE Program. Academic prerequisites may be completed at any regionally accredited college with prior approval from a Funeral Service Education faculty advisor. Please note, this is not 100% online FSE Program.
The following courses will have distance learning sections:
| FSE 110 FSE 145 FSE 201 FSE 202 FSE 206 FSE 213 |
FSE 214 FSE 223 FSE 225 FSE 226 BIO 111 |
- Students must attend a one-day mandatory orientation at the beginning of the first and fourth (final) semester. If individuals miss this orientation date they will not be enrolled for that semester. They must also attend the mid-term and final exams. Instructors will be available the day prior to midterm and final exam testing sessions for individual student conferences, if the student wants to schedule a conference. These discussion-review sessions will be by appointment only. If you have attended the mandatory orientation in the past and are starting the Funeral Service Education Program over, you will need to attend the mandatory orientation again.
- Students should not be enrolled in these courses unless they are self-motivated, hard-working, and have sufficient computer skills (formatting, editing, uploading, downloading, navigating, etc.) and convenient daily access to a personal computer with a reliable internet connection.
- Any student missing an exam will be allowed to take a comprehensive make-up exam (formatted at the discretion of the instructor) only on the date and time scheduled (by the instructor). The make-up exam will be offered only after the midterm or final exam has been completed. All make-up exams must be scheduled and completed within one week from the date of the original midterm or final exams, however, to qualify for a make-up exam student must notify the instructor prior to administration of the original exam or by 5:00 p.m. on the day the exam is administrated. Students are required to leave a voicemail, email or personal contact with instructors at the college on the day of midterm or final exams. No make-up for weekly quizzes; however, a copy of the missed quiz can be obtained from the instructor. Please note the work schedule does not constitute an excuse for a make-up exam. Students are required to leave a voicemail, email, or personal contact with instructors at the college on or before the day of midterm or final exams. No midterm or final exam, no continuation in the FSE Program.
- Students have four semesters to complete the Funeral Service Education Program here at Jefferson State Community College. A four semesters contract is signed by each student entering the program (distance learning & traditional). Once the contract is signed students must attempt to complete all FSE and BIO courses. If a student fails to complete the program in four semesters an additional three semester extensions can be signed if the student GPA is 2.0 or better. The extension is signed after the student’s fourth semester. (The GPA is checked after the fourth semester is completed).
- Students have a total of 7 semesters to complete this FSE Program, if the degree is not earned within the 7 semesters, student can transfer to another program or start the FSE Program over. Note: Students can only register for FSE 230 – Comprehensive Review for two (2) consecutive semesters.
Last Semester
Embalming Labs, Internship, and Comprehensive Review
4th semester students must attend an orientation for Internship, Embalming Lab and the Comprehensive Review courses. Internship, FSE 228, is a work-study course and requires no class attendance. FSE 203 will require a minimum of 20 embalming’s at their prospective funeral homes, no exceptions. These hours for FSE 203 may be scheduled on a flexible basis. All students enrolled in FSE 203 must have a valid current apprenticeship and proof of health insurance. Review sessions for licensing examinations, FSE 230, will be conducted at Jefferson State Community College, no proctoring of any FSE 230 exams, this is completed during your last semester on campus. Please note that courses cannot be completed at another college while completing FSE 230. On the day of 4th semester orientation all FSE 230 students will complete an exam for Mortuary Law, Business Law & Ethics. The information about this exam is given to students the semester prior to completing the program.
There are six mandatory lab hours during the summer for Advanced Restorative Art for distance learning students. These hours can be completed during scheduled hours.
Please note: Students have two (2) consecutive semesters to complete the FSE 230 – Comprehensive Review courses and/or 7-semester completion.
