Admission Requirements
Funeral Service
Associate Degree | 10-528-1
www.cvtc.edu | 1-800-547-2882
This program is offered as a partnership with Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). Students complete some courses at CVTC, then transfer to MATC to complete the degree.
College Admission Requirements
- Submit an application for admission located at cvtc.edu/apply
- Pay the one-time $30 application processing fee.
Program Academic Preparedness Requirements
- Education Requirement – Applicants who did not graduate from high school, are not currently high school seniors, and did not receive an HSED or GED diploma can contact Adult Education and College Prep at 715-833-6400 or adultedservices@cvtc.edu to explore options to demonstrate college readiness.
- Complete a Required Information Session (RIS) with the Funeral Services Academic Advisor.
- To schedule an appointment with Steve Hawkins, Funeral Services Academic Advisor, please click here or call 715-833-6346. There are face-to-face, online, and phone appointments available to choose from for the required information session.
Once all the above items have been completed, you will be considered for enrollment based on current openings in the program.
Core Program Requirements for Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)
1. Receive a letter grade of “C” or better for the following courses: English Composition 1, Oral/Interpersonal Communications, Intro to Psychology, and Intro to Sociology.
2. Receive a letter grade of “B-” or better for the following courses: General A&P, Microbiology, General Chemistry, Accounting 1, and Business Law.
Core Course Eligibility
Applicants meeting the requirements above must submit a completed Core Course Eligibility Form (CCE Form) to the Admissions Office to be eligible for consideration to continue the program at MATC.
Core Course Eligibility Form (CCE Form):
- CCE Application Form page can be found in your Commons account and clicking on the "Forms" drop-down menu, clicking on Forms, and then "Core Course Eligibility Form" under Admission.
- Click on the "Core Course Eligibility Form" button.
- Next, choose the middle radio button of "Other admission requirement (e.g. Exam, transcript, licensure, etc.)" and choose the "Next" button.
- Complete the CCE Application Form for your desired semester start date and choose the "Submit" button at the bottom.
For all other academic course requirements where current and active enrollment is not an option, you will receive an email prior to the end of each term through student email with the CCE Form submission date for that term along with direction on how to submit it. On the form applicants should indicate the semester and year they will be prepared to begin core courses. Applicants are placed on waiting lists by date of eligibility regardless of the semester and year requested. Students completing all requirements will be accepted or placed on a waiting list only when the Core Course Eligibility Form is on file.
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