Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following words and terms, when used in
this section, have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1. "Preceptor" means a practitioner of mortuary science who satisfies the
requirements of 13:36-2.7 and who is responsible for the supervision of an
intern during the intern's practical training period.
2. "Two
years of academic instruction" means the successful completion of 60 degree credits at a community or county
college or one-half the credits required to complete a degree at the four-year college or university in which
the student is enrolled.
3. "Three years of academic instruction"
means the completion of 90 degree credits at a community or county college or four-year college or university
or a combination thereof or three-quarters of the credits required to complete a degree at the four-year
college or university in which the student is enrolled.
4.
"Remedial or basic course" means a non-degree credit course required by a college or university to be
completed by a student before being admitted to a specific college level course or degree program
course.
(b) An applicant to be registered as an intern
shall have satisfactorily completed two or three years of academic instruction in a college or university
approved by the Commission on Higher Education or shall be completing the requirement while registered as an
intern.
(c) An intern who is registered while concurrently
attending college to complete the two-year or three-year academic educational licensure requirement shall:
1. Attend college until the requirement is met;
2. Achieve a minimum of eight degree program credits per academic term with
a minimum cumulative average of 2.0 or its academic equivalent throughout the concurrent registration
program. A person who receives less than a 2.0 cumulative average, carries less than the minimum of eight
degree program credits at any time during the academic term, or who takes more than one remedial or basic
course per academic term shall have his or her internship terminated unless good cause is established for the
continuation of the internship. The intern shall submit a written request to the Board, which shall establish
good cause for extension of his or her internship;
3. Have an
official transcript of credits forwarded directly to the Board by the institution being attended immediately
at the completion of every academic term; and
4. Notify the Board
immediately if the college program is interrupted for any reason.
(d) An out of state resident may be registered as an intern, provided that
the applicant is registered with a New Jersey practitioner of mortuary science.
(e) CLEP credits may be included in an academic evaluation by the
Commission on Higher Education.
(f) Any credit granted to a
student by a college or university for completion of any remedial or basic course shall not be recognized by
the Board in any transcript evaluation made by the Commission on Higher Education for an academic qualifying
certificate.
