Pre-Mortuary Science, AIS

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

Technical Concentration

ACC 1100 - Financial Accounting 4 Credits
BIO 1200 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3 Credits
HIT 1430 - Pathophysiology 3 Credits
LAW 2420 - Business Law 3 Credits
MGT 1100 - Management & Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MGT 1210 - Human Resource Management 4 Credits
MRT 1301 - Public Relations 3 Credits
PSY 1210 - General Psychology 3 Credits
PSY 1320 - Death and Dying 3 Credits
PSY 2030 - Social Psychology 3 Credits

Total Technical Credit Hours: 32

General Education and Related Courses

CHM 1210 - Foundations of Chemistry 3 Credits
ENG 1050 - College Composition I 3 Credits
ENG 1060 - College Composition II 3 Credits
GEN 1000 - First-Year Seminar 1 Credit
HUM 1010 - Critical Thinking 3 Credits
MTH 2010 - Statistics 4 Credits
PHL 1010 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credits
SOC 2010 - Fundamentals of Sociology 3 Credits
SPE 2200 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits

Choose One:

PHL 1020 - Medical Ethics 3 Credits

HUM 2010 - Introduction to Humanities 3 Credits

Total General Education and Related Credit Hours: 29

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.