New Jersey § 45:7-50

§ 45:7-50.

No person shall be examined by the board except upon payment of a fee of $50.00 for

the initial examination and a fee of $25.00 for each re-examination. Each applicant, before being admitted to an examination, shall first submit to the

board (1) evidence verified by oath and satisfactory to the board that: (a) He is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the State of New

Jersey for a period of at least 6 months prior to the date of the examination; (b) He is of good moral character and at least 21 years of age; (2) a certificate from the Commissioner of Education of this State showing that before

entering an embalming college or college of mortuary science he had obtained an academic

education consisting of a 4 years' course of study in an approved public or private

high school or the equivalent thereof, he has (a) satisfactorily completed a minimum

of 2 years of academic instruction in a college or university approved by the New

Jersey Department of Education, satisfactorily completed a minimum of 1 year of academic

instruction in a school of mortuary science approved by the State Board of Mortuary

Science; or (b) satisfactorily completed a minimum of 3 years of academic instruction

in such a college or university, satisfactorily completed a minimum of 1 year of academic

instruction in such a school of mortuary science; and (3) a certificate from a licensed practitioner of mortuary science in the State of

New Jersey that he has served a 1-year or 2-year period of practical training as a

registered trainee under such practitioner, whichever is applicable; such period

of practical training as a registered trainee may be served either concurrently with

the college or university courses, during summer vacations, or subsequent to the completion

of the college or academic course, at the option of the registrant.