Funeral Director
VirginiaActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Not reported
To be licensed for the practice of funeral service, a person shall (i) be at least 18 years of age; (ii) hold a high school diploma or its equivalent; (iii) have completed a funeral service internship prescribed by the Board in regulation; (iv) have graduated from a school of mortuary science or funeral service approved by the Board; and (v) have passed the examination for licensure.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Health Professions
- Board
- Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- Address
- 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233
- Phone
- (804) 367-4479
- Agency website
- https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/funeral/
- Last updated
- August 11, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Funeral Director 39-4031.00
Source and verification
This record is Virginia's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers — see the issuing body section above.
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