Pre-Mortuary Science, AIS (Full-Term Plan)

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Program of Study

Terra State Community College is collaborating with the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS), the nation’s leading funeral service educator, to offer an online regionally accredited Associate of Individualized Study (AIS) in Pre-Mortuary Science for students to seamlessly matriculate their Terra State general education credits to the on-site CCMS Bachelor of Mortuary Science program.

POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONS:

Funeral Service Workers
Funeral Director
Embalmer
Forensic Autopsy Technician
Coroner’s Assistant
Crematory Operator

Semester 1

This is a sample full-time plan. When you meet with your academic advisor we will create your personalized plan.

BIO 1200 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credits
ENG 1050 - College Composition I 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]
GEN 1000 - First-Year Seminar 1 Credit
MGT 1100 - Management & Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
PHL 1010 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credits

Semester 1 Credit Hours: 13

Semester 2

ENG 1060 - College Composition II 3 Credits [Prerequisite: By placement, or “C” or better in ENG 1020 or ENG 1050 ]
HIT 1430 - Pathophysiology 3 Credits [Co-requisite: BIO 1200 & BIO 1205 ; or BIO 1230 ]
HUM 1010 - Critical Thinking 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]
MTH 2010 - Statistics 4 Credits [Prerequisite: Placement Testing]
PSY 1210 - General Psychology 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]

Semester 2 Credit Hours: 16

Semester 3 (Summer)

ACC 1100 - Financial Accounting 4 Credits
SOC 2010 - Fundamentals of Sociology 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]

Semester 3 Credit Hours: 7

Semester 4

CHM 1210 - Foundations of Chemistry 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level math, reading, & writing]
LAW 2420 - Business Law 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]
MRT 1301 - Public Relations 3 Credits
PSY 1320 - Death and Dying 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]

Semester 4 Credit Hours: 12

Semester 5

MGT 1210 - Human Resource Management 4 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading & writing]
PSY 2030 - Social Psychology 3 Credits 3 Credits [Prerequisite: PSY 1210 ]
SPE 2200 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits [Prerequisite: College level reading] [Co-requisite: ENG 1020 or ENG 1050 ]

Choose One:

PHL 1020 - Medical Ethics 3 Credits
or
HUM 2010 - Introduction to Humanities 3 Credits 3 Credits [Prerequisite: “C” or better in ENG 1060 ]

Semester 5 Credit Hours: 13

Total Credit Hours: 61

Qualified applicants must provide official transcripts of prior learning or submit placement assessment scores indicating preparedness to take college-level English, reading, and math courses. Remediation plans may be developed for incoming students who have not achieved college level math scores.

Terra State students will transition from their online program into the CCMS program as a cohort. This support network serves students well as they develop into CCMS graduates and future funeral service professionals.