FSE 2201 - Funeral Home Management Operations

Health Science Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2013 (465)

Requisites

Prerequisite FSE 2202 and
(Admission to Funeral Services (Associate in Science) (FUNSE-AS) or
Admission to Funeral Arts (Advanced Technical Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (FUNAT-ATC))

Course Description

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the principles of the operations of a funeral home. Topics of study will include merchandising, casket and vault construction, pre-need and at-need funeral arrangements, funeral services forms, death benefits, and vital statistics. Lecture and laboratory experience in funeral arrangements.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of merchandising in the funeral home by: determining merchandise availability.
    1. distinguishing between costs and expenses.
    2. explaining methods of determining a selling price for merchandise.
    3. explaining financial aspects of cost of operations.
    4. explaining arrangement consideration in the selection room.
    5. differentiating between selling price and price quotation.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the materials and construction of a casket by:
    1. categorizing casket.
    2. identifying component parts of a casket.
    3. explaining casket interiors and exteriors.
    4. explaining the reasons for differences in prices of caskets.
    5. describing closure methods, casket styles, and casket sizes.
    6. explaining children's and infant caskets.
    7. correctly identifying inside dimensions of caskets.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the materials and construction of outside containers by:
    1. identifying types of grave liners.
    2. identifying materials used in construction.
    3. listing methods of closure.
    4. discussing methods of selling vaults and outside containers.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the skills used in making pre-need and at-need funeral arrangements by:
    1. describing making pre-need funeral arrangements.
    2. explaining financial consideration for pre-need funeral arrangements.
    3. describing making at-need funeral arrangements.
    4. completing all necessary forms for funeral arrangements.
    5. describing selection room procedures both direct and indirect selling.
    6. explaining Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Funeral Rule requirements.
  5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the death benefits available to next of kin by:
    1. explaining benefits and completing forms for
      1. veterans;
      2. social security;
      3. railroad retirees; and
      4. life and burial insurance.
  6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the funeral director's role in vital statistics by:
    1. explaining the purpose of the death certificate.
    2. collecting the following forms:
      1. death certificate
      2. burial transit permit
      3. distinterment
      4. cremation permit

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 75% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 10/20/92 . Effective Session 19931. SCN Change 2/26/93 Effective Session 19931. 3 Yr. C&I Review 1995-96. C&I 11/9/99; DBT 12/14/99 Effective Session 20001. State prereq change 7/2000, eff 20001. Online 2001. reformatted mr 8/11/03 for 3 Year Review 2003. 3 Year Review 2007.
C&I Approval: 07/12/2012, BOT Approval: 08/21/2012, Effective Term: Spring 2013 (465)

Related Programs

  1. Funeral Arts (FUNAT-ATC) (640) (Draft)
  2. Funeral Arts (FUNAT-ATC) (640) (Active)
  3. Funeral Services (FUNSE-AS) (640) (Active)