Colorado Funeral Continuing Education Requirements

Mortuary Science Practitioners, Funeral Directors, Embalmers, Cremationists, and Natural Reductionists

6 hours total

In-person didactic experiences: Minimum 3 hours

Licensed professionals will courses in each of the following topics:

• Law applicable to the type of license held: 1 hour
• Ethics: 1 hour
• Public health requirements: 1 hour

All practitioners must be licensed or provisionally licensed by January 1, 2027. Once licensed CE will be due by 11/30/2027.

Courses may be repeated for credit.

Excess hours earned in one license term may not be carried forward to a subsequent license term.

Licensees will log in to the online portal to renew their license.

• WebCE courses are online APFSP approved self-study courses with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through the course material then complete the exam.
• Passing score: 70%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

Students with have 12 months from the original date of purchase to complete the course.

WebCE will no longer report course completions to Colorado Funeral Directors Association. Funeral Directors can self-report their course completion to the Colorado Funeral Directors Association and the Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations with renewal.

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed. Licensees are expected to keep documentation of completed CPE for 4 years from the completion date of the course.

There is no CE requirement for nonresidents in Colorado.