This is a two year program designed to provide students with the appropriate liberal arts and science background to apply for admission to a professional mortuary school. This program provides the student the opportunity:
- Understand content specific knowledge in the appropriate discipline as offered in the current Science Program curriculum
- Develop the skills within the appropriate discipline to lay the foundation for continued professional development
The graduate of this program is able to:
- apply principles and theories in the appropriate disciplines to include Biology, Chemistry and Physics
- collect, describe and analyze data in the appropriate scientific discipline
- communicate scientific information in a written and/or verbal format
- utilize critical thinking while problem solving within the appropriate disciplines
- describe the techniques involved in the conduction of research in the discipline
- use basic laboratory instrumentation within the appropriate discipline
- explain the various possible areas of study in a specific discipline with regards to professional development
Required Courses / Recommended Sequence FIRST YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
BIO-135 - Anatomy & Physiology I, 4 credits
ENG-101 - English Composition, 3 credits
FYE-101 - First Year Experience, 1 credits
Elective - Health and Physical Ed Electives, 1 credits
PSY-103 - General Psychology, 3 credits
SPE-125 - Fundamentals of Speech, 3 credits FIRST YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
BIO-136 - Anatomy & Physiology II, 4 credits
BUS-209 - Business Communications, 3 credits
CIS-110 - Computer Literacy & Applications, 3 credits
ENG-102 - Advanced Composition: Contemporary Issues, 3 credits
or ENG-261 - Technical Communications, 3 credits
SOC-101 - Principles of Sociology, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - FIRST SEMESTER
ACC-111 - Principles of Accounting I, 3 credits
BUS-248 - Small Business Management, 3 credits
BUS-261 - Business Law I, 3 credits
CHE-151 - General Chemistry I, 4 credits
Elective - History Elective, 3 credits SECOND YEAR - SECOND SEMESTER
BUS-251 - Human Resource Management, 3 credits
BUS-262 - Business Law II, 3 credits
HPE-154 - Safety and First Aid, 3 credits
Elective - Philosophy Elective, 3 credits
Elective - Quantitative Elective, 3 credits Total Credits for Degree: 62 | 