Section 77.1 - Academic requirements for funeral director examination

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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations

Area of study	Hours	Examples of courses (illustrative only)
Mortuary Arts & Sciences and Related Academic Disciplines	22 semester credit or 33 quarter credit	Embalming, Restorative Art, Anatomy, Chemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, Personal and Public Health, Biology, Practicum.
Funeral Service Education and Related Academic Disciplines	22 semester credit or 33 quarter credit	Funeral Service Orientation, Funeral Counseling, Funeral Directing, Funeral Home Management, Funeral Merchandising, Funeral Home Accounting, Business and Mortuary Law, Practicum.
Electives (Institutional Requirements)	16 semester credit or 24 quarter credit