Credential(s) Offered
Associate's degree, Employment, Measurable Skill Gain Leading to a Credential
Method of Delivery
In Person
When offered
Daytime Hours, Evening Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
The Funeral Services Associate of Applied Science degree meets current curriculum standards as set forth by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and is designed to educate students in every phase of funeral service so that program graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in funeral service. The Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Service Education at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the UAHT Funeral Service Education Program, graduates will be able to:
- Explain the importance of funeral service professionals in developing relationships with the families and communities they serve.
- Identify standards of ethical conduct in funeral service practice.
- Interpret how federal, state and local laws apply to funeral service in order to ensure compliance.
- Apply principles of public health and safety in the handling and preparation of human remains.
- Demonstrate technical skills in embalming and restorative art that are necessary for the preparation and handling of human remains.
- Demonstrate skills required for conducting arrangement conferences, visitations, services and ceremonies.
- Describe the requirements and procedures for burial, cremation and other accepted forms of final disposition of human remains.
- Describe methods to address the grief-related needs of the bereaved.
- Explain management skills associated with operating a funeral establishment.
- Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and research skills needed for funeral service practice.
Online Courses
Students may complete general education courses in a traditional format. All Funeral Didactic courses are online with labs and clinical held in a hybrid or face-to-face modality. Please see the Funeral Service Program Handbook for additional information and requirements.
Details
Hours
60
Entrance Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent
School
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT)
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Training Location(s)
2500 South Main
Local WIB
5040 - Southwest
Name of Credential
Associate of Applied Science; Funeral Services
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
PELL
Refund Policy
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - The Higher Learning Commissioin
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Books (Estimated)
$1,395.25 plus 9.5% tax
In-State Tuition
$5,814.00
Other Fees
$1,140.00 Lab fees $75.00 Funeral Service Program Fee $250.00 Restorative Art Fee $200.00 Funeral Service Program Fee $125.00 Clinical and Simulation Fee $300.00 Funeral Service Program Fee $125.00 Funeral Service Comp Review Fee $65.00
Out-of-State/District Tuition
$8,017.20
Registration Fee
$2,096.10
Total In-State Program Cost
$10,445.35
Total Out-of-State Program Cost
$12,648.55
