Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

9 - Other

99 - Programs Below University Level and Not-for-credit

12.03 - Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 12.0301 to 12.0399.

12.0301 - Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General

This instructional program class comprises any program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. These programs include courses in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counselling, and operational aspects of funeral service.

• Example Program Names:

  • Funeral and allied health services
  • Funeral directing and embalming
  • Funeral industry
  • Mortician
  • Mortuary science

• Exclusion

  • Funeral director(12.0302)
  • Embalmer(12.0303)

12.0302 - Funeral Direction/Service

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for professional licensure as funeral directors and as managers of funeral homes, cemeteries, and related services. These programs include courses in the sociology of death and dying, psychology of grief and grief counselling, history of funeral service, funeral direction, business law, funeral service law, funeral home management, accounting and related computer operations, and funeral services marketing and merchandising.

• Example Program Names:

  • Funeral directing
  • Funeral director
  • Funeral services director

• Exclusion

  • Mortuary science(12.0301)
  • Embalmer(12.0303)

12.0303 - Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for licensure as embalmers and morticians. These programs include courses in pathogenic microbiology, systematic pathology, thanatochemistry, gross anatomy, clinical mortuary science, embalming, restorative art, applicable laws and regulations, and special services such as cremation and preparations required by specific religious communities.

• Example Program Names:

  • Embalmer
  • Embalming

• Exclusion

  • Funeral industry(12.0301)
  • Funeral director(12.0302)

12.0399 - Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.

• Exclusion

  • Embalmer(12.0303)