17 courses with the subject FNS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FNS 110Introduction to Funeral Service2
Presents a comprehensive study of the history of funeral service, commencing with the practices of the Egyptians, early Christians, Romans, and Hebrews. Traces funeral practice from its early pagan origins to the modern practices of today. May include the study of the sociology of funeral service. Lecture 2-3 hours per week. 2-3 credits Lecture: 2 hours per week. Total: 2 hours per week.
Introduces the purpose and historical background of embalming. Teaches the ethics and sanitary consideration in the handling of human remains, signs and tests of deaths, and postmortem changes in the body. Lecture: 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.
Presents pre-embalming diagnosis, positioning the body and posing the features, linear and anatomical guides for selected blood vessels, and factors that influence fluid distribution and blood drainage. Lecture: 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.
Teaches the basic procedures of embalming. Presents instruments, equipment, and the types of preservatives and disinfectant chemicals used in embalming. Laboratory: 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.
Teaches through practice and demonstration of various embalming techniques. May include clinical experiences in area funeral homes. Laboratory: 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.
Introduces anatomy and physiology and basic terminology. Presents information about cells, tissues and organs systems. Discusses all systems with emphasis placed on muscular, skeletal and circulatory. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Focuses on microscopic forms of life from a morphological, cultural and staining viewpoint. Studies in detail causative agents of disease and their importance to a scientific approach to sanitation. Stresses the need for scientific knowledge concerning disease and its cause. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Introduces the general processes of disease, stressing their importance to the scientific embalmer and funeral director as health guardians. Studies diseases of specific organs and organ systems with emphasis on the significant structural changes involved and the embalming problems they present. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Presents surface contour, the influence of the bone structure on facial form and the effect of facial muscles on the wrinkles, grooves and folds of the face. Studies color principles and their applications. Teaches wax and nonwax treatments for restorations. Studies lip-waxing techniques and the modeling of various forms of the mouth and eyes. Focuses on problem cases which require illusory corrections, matching wax color to skin and masking of discolorations. Lecture: 3 hours.
Presents the technical application of restorative art theory with special attention to minor and major restorative techniques, was treatments, cosmetic applications, and the presentation of remains. Laboratory: 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.
Introduces the basic social, religious, ethical and psychological factors that influence funeral service. Teaches telephone techniques and etiquette and acceptable funeral terminology. Studies the various types of religious, fraternal and military funeral services. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Teaches merchandising, the principles of buying and selling and the techniques of making funeral arrangements. Studies the construction and proper selection of casket, room arrangement and social security and veterans’ benefits. Focuses on modern funeral establishment management techniques and procedures. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Focuses on the duties, rights, responsibilities, and liabilities of the funeral director and embalmer. Teaches building and zoning ordinances relating to the funeral establishment, tort liability, cemetery law, wills, and the administration of estates. May include the study of state laws as they pertain to funeral services. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prepares the student for national and state licensing examination in funeral service. Reviews all materials that will be covered by funeral service licensing examinations. Teaches modern test-taking techniques. Requires the writing of a detailed outline of one funeral service subject which determines the final grade. Lecture: 3 hours per week
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Laboratory: Variable hours
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Presents an overview of the embalming process and the disposition of human remains. Aspects of proctection of public health, and compliance with federal, state, and territorial laws are also discussed. Use of proper terminology, limits on preparation/restoration, personal hygiene, and ethical care of remains are also covered. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit. Prepares the student for national and state licensing examination for funeral directing. Covers all funeral service licensing examination materials, and provides test-taking techniques. This is a capstone course desgined to prepare students for the Arts section of the Virginia State Board Examination. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
