Funeral Directors and Embalmers in Wisconsin are required to complete 15 hours of continuing education every 2-year license term. Those hours must include at least 3 hours in each of the following subject areas:

1. Grief counseling or communication
2. Professional conduct, business ethics or legal aspects specifically related to practice in the profession
3. Business management concepts relating specifically to delivery of services to a consumer
4. Technical or practical aspects of the profession

NOTE: Only 10 of the 15 hours can be done via home study or online for Funeral Directors and Embalmers.

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services recognizes courses that have been approved by the APFSP. All of our courses below are approved by the APFSP.

Course Title	Category	Course Link	Hrs	Buy Now
OSHA Compliance Guidance for Funeral Homes	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 6	$45.00BUY NOW
Complying with the FTC Funeral Rule	Category 3	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Funeral Home Safety Overview	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 1	$10.00BUY NOW
Safety within Funeral Homes	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 2	$15.00BUY NOW
Grief and Cultural Competence	Category 1	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Grief and Cultural Competence: The African American Diaspora	Category 1	View Course PDF	Hours 1	$10.00BUY NOW
Grief and Cultural Competence: Hispanic Traditions	Category 1	View Course PDF	1	$10.00BUY NOW
Grief and Cultural Competence: Jewish Traditions	Category 1	View Course PDF	Hours 1	$10.00BUY NOW
Embalming: Diseases and Conditions	Category 4	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Embalming: Autopsies and Organ/Tissue Donors	Category 4	View Course PDF	Hours 1	$10.00BUY NOW
Communicable Disease and Funeral Professionals	Category 4	View Course PDF	Hours 1	$10.00BUY NOW
OSHA Compliance Guidance for Funeral Homes – Part 1	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
OSHA Compliance Guidance for Funeral Homes – Part 2	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Today’s Funerals: What’s New?	Category 3	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Grief Management: An Overview for Funeral Professionals	Category 1	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW
Funeral Service Ethics	Category 2	View Course PDF	Hours 3	$20.00BUY NOW

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the course work?
After you purchase the course online, you will be taken to a receipt page which has a link to take the final exam. The link will also be emailed to you. The final exam questions are located at the bottom of certain pages throughout the Course PDF.

You can download the course by clicking on the “View Course PDF” in the course link above.

I received a book in the mail and would like to submit my answers, what do I do?
You must first purchase the course (Click the BUY NOW button to get started). Once you have paid, you will be taken to a receipt page which has a link to take the final exam online. The link will also be emailed to you. The exam online is identical to the exam in your book.