Nelson Said:

What high school courses should I take to become a mortician or funeral services?

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To answer your question, I would recommend chemistry, anatomy, biology for high school courses. Funeral homes are not going to care what you took in high school, but the courses will help you out in college. Yes, you must go to college to become an embalmer in the United States. Even funeral directors (except for Colorado) are required to go to college. Requirements vary from state to state to become licensed. Here in Oregon where I am at, you must complete an associates degree in Mortuary Science, and serve two years internship.

If you are truly interested in the funeral service industry, call the local college / university in your area offering Mortuary Science and ask them to send you an information packet on the coarse, which should explain the classes you must complete to receive your associates degree. You can use that information to get a better feeling on what you should take in high school to prepare for college. Check out the link to the college here in Oregon. http://www.mhcc.edu/pages/1744.asp

I would also recommend doing research to understand the funeral service industry. Many people go to school not knowing much about the industry, just thinking it would be a "cool" field to get into. Reality is you work long hours, deal with upset people who can sometimes take their anger out on you either emotionally or physically. You deal with toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde (unless your in Europe, then its Aardbalm). You might have to skip your family's birthday party to prep a decomp case. You must also understand, alot of funeral directors/embalmers are underpaid (Especially if you work for Service Corporation International, the largest company in the United States also known as Dignity Memorial.) All in all, if you can look past all those mentioned above, then I would say its a very rewarding career to get into and good luck!

Dora Said:

high school student studying health science - job?

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colleges.mywebcommunity.org - I found such internship info here. It has lots of internships, job openings and scolarships for college students.

Brittany Said:

career help, in high school. natural health?

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There's a heck of a lot of nonsense 'occupations' such as herbalist, naturopath etc etc.

You ever see these jobs advertised anywhere? No? Ever wonder why? Well basically it's because they're not real jobs. Sure, you might be able to con a few people out of their cash but long term, you really need to have little or no morals to keep this up. Plus, with increasing regulation, these fake health occupations are likely to be in decline.

Go and get qualified in a real health subject if you're interested, you can always look into the less credible stuff later if you are really interested. It's far better you have a real qualification to fall back on, rather than spending your time and money on a qualification that won't get you a job anywhere.

Eric Said:

High School Health Teacher What is required?

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You can get a degree in,
PE: Health, Physical Education & Recreation, PE Option
REC: Health Physical Education & Recreation,REC Option

You might just need a Bachelors degree. Some community colleges offer a AAS - Fitness & Exercise. You should call or go to a four year college website and get a catalog of what programs they offer for more information.