Requirements for Graduation • The required passing grade of seventy-five must be achieved in all courses of instruction. (Students may achieve an average of seventy-five encompassing all four quarters, or attain a passing grade of seventy-five on the fourth quarter comprehensive examinations). • Students must not exceed eighty total hours of unexcused absence. • Students must receive the recommendation of the faculty. • Students must satisfy all indebtedness to the College. • Students must sit for the (ICFSEB) International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards.
Graduation Exercises Graduation exercises are held on the date specified on the college calendar. Commencement is held in the evening and consists of a formal dinner followed by the presentation of diplomas and class awards. The keynote speaker is a distinguished personage in or related to the funeral service profession. The College covers the cost for the graduating student. Graduates may invite guests at their expense.
National Examinations Upon graduation from Worsham College, the student is entitled to take their state board examination. The Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards is given at the College the day of graduation. Forty state boards are accepting this examination in lieu of their own licensing examinations, and may be of further use for purposes of reciprocity in licensing procedures.
Number of first time takers
Number of first time passers - %
2001
77
66
88%
2002
72
62
86%
2003
90
79
88%
2004
77
62
81%
2005
96
77
81%
The annual passage rate of first-time takers on the National Board Examination, (NBE) for the most recent three year period for this institution and all ABFSE accredited funeral service programs is posted on the ABFSE website www.abfse.org.