Alaska Stat. § 08.42.060
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Scope and conduct of examination for a license to practice mortuary science.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall examine applicants for an embalmer's license; the examination may include any or all of the following subjects: (1) theory and practice of embalming, (2) anatomy, (3) pathology, (4) bacteriology, (5) hygiene, including sanitation and public health, (6) chemistry, including toxicology, (7) restorative arts, including plastic surgery and demi-surgery, (8) funeral service arts and sciences and funeral service administration, including accounting, funeral law, psychology, funeral principles, directing, and management, (9) Alaska vital statistics law, and (10) the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the department under this chapter. The department shall examine applicants for a funeral director's license; the examination may include any or all of the subjects included in (8), (9), and (10) of this subsection. The department may use the examination provided by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards where it is applicable to the subjects in this section.
(b) A passing grade in the examination is an average grade of at least 75 percent with no individual subject grade of less than 70 percent.
(c) If an applicant receives an average grade of at least 75 percent, but receives a grade of less than 70 percent in three or fewer individual subjects, the applicant may be reexamined only in those subjects. The applicant is entitled to reexamination on individual subjects only once. A grade of at least 70 percent in each of the subjects in which the applicant is reexamined is sufficient to constitute a passing grade.
(d) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an applicant shall be reexamined in all subjects if the applicant reapplies for examination.
(b) A passing grade in the examination is an average grade of at least 75 percent with no individual subject grade of less than 70 percent.
(c) If an applicant receives an average grade of at least 75 percent, but receives a grade of less than 70 percent in three or fewer individual subjects, the applicant may be reexamined only in those subjects. The applicant is entitled to reexamination on individual subjects only once. A grade of at least 70 percent in each of the subjects in which the applicant is reexamined is sufficient to constitute a passing grade.
(d) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an applicant shall be reexamined in all subjects if the applicant reapplies for examination.
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