Requirements for Admission into the Mortuary Science Program:

1. The student must apply and be accepted into the Community College of Baltimore County.
2. The student must submit a certified high school transcripts or its equivalency to the Registrar's Office.
3. The student must submit any and all transcripts from institutions of higher learning.
4. The student must have the Registrar's Office evaluate their transcripts to determine what general education classes will be accepted by CCBC prior to applying to the Program.
5. The student must follow the proper protocol for transferring Science and/or Mortuary Science classes.
6. It is required that the prerequisite general education classes be completed before applying and being accepted into the Mortuary Science Program with a grade of "C" or higher.

   Note: The student may apply and be provisionally accepted into the Program, if they have six (6) or less credits of general education classes to be completed.
   Note: The six (6)credits may not contain a developmental course such as Math 081, 082, or 083 or English 051, 052.
   Note: All Mortuary Science required general education classes must be completed by the end of the first semester in which they are accepted into the Mortuary Science Program.
   Note: If a student is accepted into the Mortuary Science Program and does not register for classes for that semester or declines the seat, the student must re-apply to the Mortuary Science Program for entrance into a future semester.

7. A grade point average (GPA) of 2.3 will be required for all prerequisite general education classes for the Mortuary Science Program.
8. An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 will be required for all previous college experience.
9. CCBC's students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
10. The student will make an appointment with the Program Director or designee, so that the procedures can be explained to the student. During that meeting, there will be time allotted to answer any questions or concerns of the student.
11. Effective 1, 2006, there is an application fee of $15.00 to apply to the Mortuary Science Program via Selective Admissions.
12. The fee and application should be turned into the Bursar's office; at which time, they will forward the application to Selective Admissions.
13. The student will fill out and send the application and applicable fee, along with "all" certified transcripts of any college that they attended including a transcript from CCBC with any classes that CCBC accepted from another institution to the Bursar's Office at any of the the three (3) campuses. The Bursar's Office will forward the application and transcripts to the Office of Selective Admissions.

    Note: It is the sole responsibility of the student to have the Registrar's office review and accept their general education classes before applying to the Program.
    Note: It is the student's responsibility to make sure that Selective Admissions has received their application, as well as, all other required documents by the deadline.

14. The deadline to apply for the Mortuary Science Program for fall semester is June 15th; and the deadline to apply for the spring semester is November 15th in the year they apply.

    Note: There will be no exceptions made for students that do not apply within the deadline.

    Note: CCBC, The School of Health Professions and the Mortuary Science Program and its employees select and welcome all students without regard to Race, Sex, Religion, Ethnicity, Age, Sexual Orientation, Cultural customs, or any other form of discrimination and will make all reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. We feel that having a diverse student population adds to the learning experience as well as the profession of Funeral Service.

Office of Selective Admissions 

The Office of Selective Admissions for the School of Health Professions will determine the eligibility of all Mortuary Science candidates. For more information, contact:

The School of Health Professions
Office of Selective Admissions
CCBC - Essex
7201 Rossville Boulevard - J100
Baltimore, MD 21237
410-780-6112

Note: The office of Selective Admissions will notify you with a letter approximately four (4) or six (6) weeks after the deadline to apply for the semester as to your acceptance into the Program.