Mortuary Science Program

Curriculum - Support Courses

To prevent delays in the scheduling of the 3-term series of courses, students should complete a required Anatomy course, and the required business courses (Business Law and Accounting) requirements prior to the first semester of Mortuary Science courses.

The listing below represents course options which students may pass with a C or better to meet the requirements.  These courses may be taken at the Iowa Community College of the student’s choice.

For more information about whether a course will meet any of the following requirements, please contact Amy Wood at 515-964-6395.

Business Law Requirement

Choose 1 of the following:

Course #	Course Name	Credits
BUS 183	Business Law
BUS 185	Business Law I

Accounting Requirement

Choose 1 of the following:

Course #	Course Name	Credits
ACC 111	Introduction to Accounting	3
ACC 115	Introduction to Accounting	4
ACC 118	Introduction to Accounting Systems	3
ACC 121	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACC 131	Principles of Accounting I	4
ACC 142	Financial Accounting	3
ACC 152	Financial Accounting	4

Anatomy Requirement

Choose 1 of the following:

Course #	Course Name	Credits
BIO 149	Body Structure and Function	3
BIO 159	Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology	3
BIO 161	Basic Anatomy and Physiology	3
BIO 162	Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology	3
BIO 163	Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIO 164	Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology	5
BIO 175	Human Anatomy	3
BIO 177	Human Anatomy	4
BIO 733	Health Science Anatomy	3

Or choose one of the following sequence of courses.  To use one of the options below, the student will be required to pass both of the courses listed with a C or better.

Course #	Course Name	Credits
BIO 158	Basic Anatomy and Physiology	2
BIO 160	Basic Anatomy and Physiology Lab	1
BIO 165	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIO 170	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIO 168	Human Anatomy and Physiology I w/Lab	4
BIO 173	Human Anatomy and Physiology II w/Lab	4
BIO 169	Human Anatomy and Physiology I A w/Lab	4
BIO 174	Human Anatomy and Physiology II A w/Lab	4
BIO 206	Human Anatomy and Physiology I w/Lab	4
BIO 207	Human Anatomy and Physiology II w/Lab	4