Green Burial Council (GBC) Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service

Overview

The Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service is not a program and/or certificate taken through Mid-America College of Funeral Service. Mid-America College provides the educational platform for the Green Burial Council. The GBC exam is taken through the Green Burial Council. The Green Burial Council awards the certificate after the passing of the GBC exam. 

This academic program is designed to meet specific state or professional needs. It is not accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Students graduating from this program will not have the academic credential for licensure in states where graduation from an ABFSE accredited program is required.

This certificate provides students with a foundation for offering environmentally sustainable funeral services in our modern world. The certification consists of two-parts: completing and passing the Mid-America College of Funeral Service’s GBC310 – Changing Landscapes course and passing the Green Burial Council (GBC) Proficiency Exam.

The first and only course of its kind, GBC310 – Changing Landscapes covers family and professionally directed home vigils, home and cemetery burials, innovations to funeral service and disposition options, and ways that funeral professionals can adapt to meet the changing environmental and cultural expectations of the families they serve. This distinction allows students to express to their communities their passion for being a steward to our planet even in death.

Currently, the GBC310 – Changing Landscapes course can be taken through the Bachelor of Science in Funeral Service Management (BFSM) as an elective.

Green Burial Council Overview

Please go to the following links to learn more about the Green Burial Council and the offering of this certificate through that organization:

• https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/
• https://www.greenburialcouncil.org/green_funerals_course.html

Upon completion and passing of the GBC310 – Changing Landscapes course, you will become eligible for the GBC Proficiency Exam. The GBC Proficiency Exam fee is $150.00. Upon passing the GBC exam, you will earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service through the Green Burial Council. 

Mid-America College of Funeral Service Curriculum

The course listed below fulfills the requirements to become eligible to attempt the Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service Proficiency Exam. The one (1) course is that must be completed and passed is:

The Certificate of Proficiency in Green Funeral Service is not a program and/or certificate taken through Mid-America College of Funeral Service. Mid-America College provides the educational platform for the Green Burial Council. The GBC exam is taken through the Green Burial Council. The Green Burial Council awards the certificate after the passing of the GBC exam.

Mid-America College of Funeral Service is not regionally accredited and that may limit the transfer of credits to another institution. All transer credits are dependent on the receiving institution.

Technology Requirements

For suggested information on technology requirements, please review the pdf found, here