Embalming Applications Lab

Students participate in hands-on learning under the direction of licensed clinical faculty in the Embalming Applications Lab.

Instructors will familiarize students with:

• personal safety practices
• lab operations and organization
• regulations and legal processes
• instrumentation
• chemicals
• removal and transfer of deceased human remains
• disinfection and preparation
• embalming operations

Lab Schedule

Students begin their clinical practice in semester I with Clinical Mortuary Practice I (CMP I) and continue throughout their tenure.  Each student is assigned to a lab group prior to each term, consisting of approximately 5-10 of their peers who have varying degrees of experience. Group sizes are determined by enrollment and each group works collectively during their assigned weekly lab time.

Lab Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 30 clinical operations in order to meet graduation requirements. Ample opportunity typically exists for students to exceed the amount of required embalming operations via volunteer opportunities.