Michigan Funeral Continuing Education Requirements

Annual CE Requirements: 4 hours

2 of the annual 4 CE hours must be dedicated to one or more of the following Mandatory subjects:

• Technical skills required for embalming and restorative art.
• Funeral ethics and funeral service best practices.
• Grief counseling.
• Occupational health and safety for funeral home workers.
• Communicable diseases including transmission and sterilization techniques.
• Statutes and rules of this state relating to the practice of funeral directing.
• Prepaid funeral sales.
• Consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission funeral rules, and fair labor standards requirements.

CE must be completed by 10/31 annually. Licenses renew 10/31 of each odd year.

Courses cannot be repeated for credit in a license term.

1 credit limit 1 per year, for physically attending a meeting of the Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science.

No, excess credits do not carry over.

• WebCE courses are online 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.

12 months from the original date of purchase.

WebCE will not report course completions instead the mortuary science licensee is required to submit documentation only when requested by Department.

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed. Students should maintain written evidence of completion for a period of 4 years following the date the CE is reported.

The CPE requirement may be waived if the licensee submits a written request and the board finds the failure to attend was due to:

• Disability
• Military service
• Absence from the continental U.S.
• Other circumstances beyond the licensee’s control