Licensure requirements, internships, and continuing education
Domain 2 - Licensure requirements, internships, and continuing education
This domain tests the qualification path and renewal duties. Minnesota requires both academic and supervised practical training before a funeral director license is issued.
Core rules
- An applicant must be at least 18, have a high school diploma or equivalent, graduate from an ABFSE-accredited mortuary science program, and complete the Board-approved internship.
- The internship must be served under a licensed Minnesota funeral director; the intern must be registered, and the supervisor remains accountable for the intern's acts.
- Applicants must pass the National Board Examination and the Minnesota law examination, and the Board reviews character and fitness.
- Continuing education is required each renewal cycle, with Board-specified hours and subject matter, including funeral law. Licensees must retain certificates because the Board can audit.
- Late renewal, lapsed licenses, and practicing during a lapse are separate violations even if CE is later completed.
Worked example
An applicant graduates from a non-ABFSE program and works 12 months as an unregistered assistant. The Board denies licensure: the education requirement is not met, and the work was not a registered internship under a licensed director, so it cannot be credited.
Traps that cost marks
- Counting assistant or office work as internship time without registration and supervision.
- Assuming a national exam alone satisfies Minnesota law requirements.
- Carrying CE hours from one cycle to another without Board approval.
- Practicing after expiration while a renewal is pending.