Tennessee Funeral Continuing Education Requirements

Funeral Directors, Embalmers & Combination Licenses

• In-person or Interactive Virtual Program: Minimum 5 hours (WebCE courses do not meet the in-person or Interactive Virtual requirement)
• Online Self-Study: Maximum 5 hours

• WebCE courses are approved online self-study courses with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through the course material then complete the exam.
• Students will be required to confirm their presence during the course every 10 minutes.
• Passing score: 70%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

• Non-resident licensees who hold a current license as a funeral director or embalmer in another state may satisfy their CE requirements through reciprocity, if the out of state credits meet the minimum standard requirements for Tennessee.
• Resident licensees may claim credit for attendance for CE courses in other states, so long as the programs are recognized and approved by the appropriate governmental agency of that state.

• New licensees during the first licensing period.
• Licensees who are age 65 or older or who have been licensed continuously for 10 years on or before October 1, 2000 are exempt.
• Licensees who are disabled and not practicing either funeral directing or embalming are also exempt if they submit a written exemption request to the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.