The Cincinnati School of Mortuary Science was founded in 1882 by American mortician Joseph H. Clarke. At its inception, the training at CCMS lasted only a couple of days and provided only the most simplistic training as far as embalming chemicals and body preservation was concerned.
In 1909, however, the school was purchased by Charles O. Dhonau, who was a leading contributor within the subject of embalming, and soon began to offer coursework in aspects of public health as well as human anatomy.
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
645 West North Bend Road
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 761-2020
ccms.edu
For prospective morticians with a high school diploma, CCMS will admit only those students who have held a minimum grade point average of 2.0 out of a 4.0 grading scale. Those with GED certification may apply, but must provide copies of their testing scores as well as the GED certificate itself. In their high school careers, incoming students to CCMS should have completed eight units of English, three units of history, two units of mathematics and one unit of science.
For college transfer candidates, those individuals must also have maintained a 2.0 Grade Point Average out of a 4.0 Grading Scale. The degree path that incoming transfer students can take will depend entirely on the coursework completed at the school they are transferring from.
For the Associates Degree in Applied Science at CCMS, the course hours that are required to be completed are a minimum of 29 quarter study hours of general education as well as the four-quarter curriculum CCMS curriculum.
For those that wish to gain a Bachelor's Degree, the requirements are the completion of a five-quarter curriculum in addition to 90 quarter study hours of general education.