Pre-Mortuary Science
Offered by Health Science Programs
The program to be followed by pre-mortuary science students is largely determined by the requirements of the state in which they will practice and the mortuary school they will attend.
The following is based upon the state of Nebraska requirements (60 credit hours required) and requirements for regional mortuary science programs:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| ACCT 250 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 251 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BIOL 211 | Human Microbiology | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| FIN 160 | Personal Money Management | 3 |
| PSY 203 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| PSY 230 | Human Development | 3 |
| or PSY 231 | Abnormal Behavior and Society | |
| Select one of the following options: | 8 | |
| Take two courses: | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| or | ||
| Take two courses: | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 8 | |
| Introductory Chemistry and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | ||
| or | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
and | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Suggested electives to complete a 60 hour program 1 | 24 | |
| Business Law I | ||
| Principles of Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Software Productivity Tools | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 68 | |
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When choosing electives, the student should check with the Mortuary Science Program to which he/she intends to apply in order to insure that all requirements are fulfilled. Also, the student should check the requirements of the state in which he/she plans to practice (if it is not Nebraska).