Mortuary Science Certificate

Program Advisor: Preston Childress, 356-3631 (childress-pr@actx.edu) or contact the Sciences and Engineering Division, 371-5092

Contact the Testing Center or the Program Advisor for testing requirements. Testing requirements are based on the unique needs of the certificate program.

Certificate of Completion
Major Code - MRTS.CERT

The Certificate of Completion for funeral directing is offered to meet specific state or professional needs. The program isdirected at the student desiring licensure as a funeral director only in the State of Texas. (It does not include instruction in embalming, restorative art, microbiology, pathology, chemistry or anatomy); therefore it is not accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Students completing this program are eligible to sit for the Texas State Board Examination only. Prior conviction of a felony; or a misdemeanor involving funeral directing and/or embalming renders the student ineligible to practice in the State of Texas.

Program Requirements