Will a separate Funeral Director's license be available in New Jersey anytime soon?

Question

I would like to be a licensed funeral director, but there is an internship issue. I am almost finished with my acedemic study in the state of New Jersey. All of my professional courses are just about done. I have more then enough college (masters complete) for those req's, yet an internship seems to be an issue for me. I do have 25 cases under my belt from a previous funeral home. I want to know if there is any way that I can get a separate liscense. I like embalming, but really love working with grieving families. Thanks

Answer 1

Actually, the states that are not yet required to have a dual license (both FD and embalmer) are concevting to that.  Within a few years, it is likely that every state will require the dual licensure as opposed to the separate license.  If NJ is currently a dual license state, there is no way they are going to revert back to the separate license.  As of today, there aren't many states that actually offer the separate license, almost all require dual or like I said, are converting to the dual.  Good luck!