In addition, an applicant must comply with any specific legal or educational requirement prescribed by his/her intended state of practice.

The amount of time required to complete the degree requirements at AAMI depends upon the number of transfer credits completed by the student. Applicants with a minimum of 60 credits or higher, an Associate's degree or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution will be granted advanced standing and will have satisfied their first semester general education core. All transfer students eligible for this waiver must still meet the Professional Ethics and History of Funeral Service corerequirements.

(See Transfer Credit Policy for full explanation.) Typically, on-campus students complete the program in 3 semesters (12 months) with advanced standing and 4 semesters (16 months) without transfer credits.