Application for Funeral Director's License — Apprenticeship
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Every person not previously licensed in this state as a funeral director, desiring to engage in the practice or business of funeral directing, shall make application to the board, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board.
The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant:
Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b);
Is of good moral character;
Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;
Has graduated from a high school or has earned a GED(R) recognized by a state education department;
Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and
Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate's degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.