Human Services
Mortuary Science
Offered at Kansas City Kansas Community College
Coordinated at MCC
A.A.S. Mortuary Science............................. 72 Credits
This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree
that seeks to prepare students to function as practitioners in the
field of funeral service. Students must be accepted into the program
by both MCC and KCKCC.
A.A.S. Mortuary Science
The student is awarded the degree from KCKCC upon successful
completion of all requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to
check with an MCC counselor or advisor before enrollment.
Specific Program Requirements
Must be taken at one of the MCC campuses
604500 Revised 7/2014 (Fall 2014)
Credits
COLL 100
BIOL 110
First Year Seminar
Human Anatomy and Lab
1
5
BIOL 208
Microbiology
5
BSAD 101
Accounting Principles I
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
MATH 100
Mathematics for Business
BSAD 204
Business Management
PSYC 140
General Psychology
PSYC 230
Death and Dying
COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech
Ethics or Philosophy
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Specific Program Requirements
Must be taken at Kansas City Kansas Community College
MTSC 101
MTSC 105
MTSC 108
MTSC 110
MTSC 201
MTSC 205
MTSC 210
MTSC 212
MTSC 225
MTSC 240
MTSC 241
Orientation to Funeral Service
Mortuary Law
Mortuary Chemistry
Restorative Art
Pathology
Embalming Theory
Mortuary Management
Funeral Service Merchandising
Funeral Service Counseling
Mortuary Science Practicum I
Mortuary Science Practicum II
Total Credit Hours Required
Semester
Taken
Prerequisites
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105 or higher, plus one of the
following courses: ALHT 108, BIOL 101, 104, 106,
109, or 110.
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
ENGL 101
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
72
* A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5. This includes all undergraduate college courses taken.
* Human Anatomy and Accounting must have been taken within the last 4 years to transfer to KCKCC.
* All General Education requirements (31 hours) must be completed with a “C” grade or better prior to acceptance into the program.
* Students entering in Fall 2014 will need a letter of recommendation from a licensed funeral director or submit an investigation questionnaire.