An applicant for a license to practice funeral directing or embalming shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a legal resident of this state, and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. In addition, an applicant shall be a graduate of a program of mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, and have served one (1) year as a registered apprentice. The applicant may serve as a registered apprentice prior to enrollment in an approved school of mortuary science, or subsequent to graduation from the school, and pass the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board National Board Science Examination and/or Arts Examination with a seventy-five (75) or higher score on each exam.
An applicant for a license to practice funeral directing shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a legal resident of this state, and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. An applicant is required to complete a funeral director course of study approved by the Oklahoma Funeral Board and that is administered by a program of funeral service/mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). The funeral director course of study shall include at least thirty (30) semester hours or equivalent closely following the ABFSE curriculum standard, limited to only: Business Management, Cremation, Social Sciences/Humanities, Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, plus essential elements of embalming, restorative art, general concerns when dealing with human remains, a practicum experience, and preparation for the required board exams. In addition to the funeral director course of study, the applicant is required to complete a twelve-month minimum term as a registered apprentice with employment at a licensed establishment and must have assisted with twenty-five arrangement conferences and assisted with twenty-five separate funeral or memorial services under the supervision of a licensed funeral director in this state. The applicant may serve as a registered apprentice prior to enrollment in an approved school of mortuary science, concurrently while in mortuary school, or subsequent to completion of the funeral director course of study.
An applicant for a license of this state, a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and of good moral character. An applicant is required to complete an embalmer course of study approved by the Oklahoma Funeral Board and that is administered by a program of funeral service/mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). The embalmer course of study shall include at least thirty (30) semester hours or equivalent closely following the ABFSE curriculum standard, limited to only: Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Human Anatomy, Pathology, Embalming, Embalming Chemistry, and Restorative Art, plus essential elements of grief, communication, and preparation for the required board examinations. The applicant must also complete a twelve-month minimum term as a registered apprentice with full-time employment at a licensed establishment or licensed commercial embalming establishment and must have assisted with twenty-five embalmings under the supervision of a licensed embalmer in this state. The applicant may serve as a registered apprentice prior to enrollment in an approved school of mortuary science, concurrently while in mortuary school, or subsequent to completion of the embalmer course of study.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 396.3