Program Code - CIP Code: MTSC.AAS/12.0301
Credits Required: 62
Academic Division: Health Professions
Contact:mortuaryscience@kckcc.edu
Provide excellence in funeral service education that prepares graduates to pass the National Board Examination and to deliver quality funeral, cremation and memorial services with professionalism, integrity and compassion.
The Mortuary Science Degree program at Kansas City Kansas Community College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, New Jersey 08097 | 816-233-3747 | Web: www.abfse.org.
Year |
Total Enroll |
# of New Students |
# of Grads |
Timely Grad |
Graduation Rate |
Did not finish |
Overall % Employed |
Employed in FS |
2021 |
34 |
24 |
16 |
16/16 |
94% |
3 |
94% |
88% |
2020 |
36 |
16 |
23 |
23/23 |
89% |
3 |
73% |
70% |
2019 |
38 |
26 |
18 |
18/18 |
100% |
0 |
89% |
89% |
National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE - accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org. To request a printed copy of this program’s rates go to the Mortuary Science office, RM 3630 Flint Building, email mortuaryscience@kckcc.edu or call 913-288-7607.
3 year Average |
% Pass Arts |
% Pass Sciences |
2018-2020 |
74% |
75% |
Most Recent |
% Passed |
National average |
2020 Arts |
59% |
73% |
2020 Sciences |
59% |
64% |
Requirements for admission to the program:
Course | Credit Hours | |
BLUE 0101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
Course | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 0101 | Composition I* | 3 |
SPCH 0151 or SPCH 0201 |
Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
BUSN 0101 | Accounting I*** | 3 |
BUSN 0104 or BUSN 0210 |
Small Business Management or Introduction to Business |
3 |
MATH 0103 | Business Math** or higher | 3 |
PSYC 0101 | Psychology* | 3 |
BIOL 0141 or BIOL 0143 |
Human Anatomy and Laboratory*** OR Human Anatomy and Physiology** |
4-5 |
Total Hours for General Education Requirements | 22-23 | |
* See course syllabus for prerequisite. ** Math sequence is contingent upon previous high school mathematics background and transfer institution. Students should confer with an advisor to determine correct placement. ***Anatomy and Accounting courses completed more than four (4) years prior to admission must be repeated. |
Course | Credit Hours | |
MTSC 0102 | Orientation to Funeral Service & Cremation | 3 |
MTSC 0105 | Mortuary Law | 3 |
MTSC 0108 OR CHEM 0109 OR CHEM 0111 |
Mortuary Chemistry OR General Chemistry OR College Chemistry 1 and Lab |
3-5 |
MTSC 0110 | Restorative Art for Mortuary Science | 4 |
MTSC 0160 OR BIOL 0261 |
Mortuary Microbiology or Microbiology |
3 |
MTSC 0201 | Pathology | 3 |
MTSC 0205 | Embalming Theory | 4 |
MTSC 0210 | Mortuary Management | 3 |
MTSC 0212 | Funeral Service Merchandising | 3 |
MTSC 0225 | Funeral Service Counseling | 3 |
MTSC 0239 | Mortuary Science Practicum I | 4 |
MTSC 0241 | Mortuary Science Practicum II | 3 |
Total Hours for Mortuary Science Requirements | 39-41 | |
* See course syllabi for Mortuary Science course prerequisites. |
Total Hours for an Associate in Applied Science in Mortuary Science Degree | 62 |
Course | Credit Hours | |
First Semester |
||
BLUE 0101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
ENGL 0101 | Composition I | 3 |
SPCH 0151 OR SPCH 0201 |
Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
PSYC 0101 | Psychology | 3 |
BUSN 0104 | Small Business Management | 3 |
Second Semester |
||
BIOL 0141 OR BIOL 0143 |
Human Anatomy and Laboratory OR Human Anatomy & Physiology |
4-5 |
BUSN 0101 | Accounting I | 3 |
PSYC 0115 | The Grieving Process | 3 |
BUSN 0110 | Business Math or higher | 3 |
Third Semester |
||
MTSC 0101 | Orientation to Funeral Service & Cremation | 3 |
MTSC 0105 | Mortuary Law | 3 |
MTSC 0108 OR CHEM 0109 OR CHEM 0111 |
Mortuary Chemistry OR General Chemistry OR College Chemistry I and Lab |
3-5 |
MTSC 0201 | Pathology | 3 |
MTSC 0210 | Mortuary Management | 3 |
MTSC 0212 | Funeral Service Merchandising | 3 |
MTSC 0239 | Mortuary Science Practicum I | 3 |
Fourth Semester |
||
MTSC 0110 | Restorative Art for Mortuary Science | 4 |
MTSC 0160 OR BIOL 0261 |
Mortuary Microbiology or Microbiology |
3 |
MTSC 0205 | Embalming Theory | 4 |
MTSC 0212 | Funeral Service Merchandising | 3 |
MTSC 0225 | Funeral Service Counseling | 3 |
MTSC 0241 | Mortuary Science Practicum II | 3 |
+ MTSC 0102 may be completed in the second or third semester. |
The Mortuary Science classes (MTSC) must be completed within 3 consecutive semesters or 1 calendar year from admission into the program.
To reduce semester course load, many classes listed above are available during summer session.