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Worsham College of Mortuary Science

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495 Northgate Parkway • Wheeling, IL 60090 | Phone: (847) 808-8444 | Fax: (847) 808-8493 | Email: info@worshamcollege.com

Requirements

* N/A - Diploma is not applicable for this state

** A double asterisk beside the name of the state means the student must register with the state board before  entering school

  Worsham College Entrance Requirements

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 State 

Type of License

Diploma

Associate Degree

Apprenticeship

South Carolina

Funeral Director and Embalmer

Minimum 7 semester hrs of college

Minimum 12 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• Two years before or after school

South Dakota

Funeral Service

60 semester hrs of college must include 9 hrs Communications inc Eng Comp & Speech; 12 hrs Social Science inc Psych & Soc; 15 hrs Natural Science inc Chem, Bio, Micro & Anat; 9 hrs Business recommend Acct, Bus Law, Bus Mgmt; 15 hrs electives

60 semester hrs of college must include 9 hrs Communications inc Eng Comp I & II & Speech; 12 hrs Social Science inc Psych & Soc; 15 hrs Natural Science inc Chem, Micro, Anat & 3 hrs Bio I; 9 hrs Business recommend Acct, Bus Law, Bus Mgmt; 3 hrs Humanities; 12 hrs electives

• One year before or after school in South Dakota

Tennessee

Embalmer

Funeral Director

Minimum 7 semester hrs of college

Minimum 12 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year before or after school

Texas

Funeral Director Embalmer

Minimum 7 semester hrs of college

Minimum 12 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• Two years before, during or after school (one year credit for school)

Utah

Funeral Director and Embalmer

* N/A

Minimum 12 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year

Vermont

Embalmer

Funeral Director

* N/A

30 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year residency after school

Virginia

Funeral Service

Minimum 7 semester hrs of college

Minimum 12 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year before or after school

Washington State

Embalmer

Funeral Director

* N/A

30 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year after school

West Virginia**

Funeral Director and Embalmer

60 semester hrs of college

60 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• One year after school

Wisconsin

Funeral Director

60 semester hrs must include: 6 hrs English & speech, 15 hrs natural science, 13 hrs business studies, 12 hrs social science, 14 hrs electives

60 semester hrs must include: 6 hrs English Comp I & II; 15 hrs natural sciences (at least 3 hrs of Biology I); 13 hrs business studies; 12 hrs social sciences; 3 hrs Humanities and 11 hrs electives

• One year before, during or after school

Wyoming

Funeral Director

Embalming

30 semester hrs of college

30 semester hrs of college must include: English Composition I & II, Biology I and a Humanities class

• Two years

• One year

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