Requirements: Internship

Funeral director intern

• Must complete 1 year of intern training (consisting of at least 1800 hours of employment) under the supervision of a licensed funeral director in Washington.
• The training must include assisting a licensed funeral director in coordinating all aspects of at least 25 arrangements for funeral, memorial, and/or final disposition services for human remains.
• No exam required.

Out-of-state applicants

Internships served in other states may be accepted by the Department if the intern was registered with that state board and the training is documented by the supervising licensed funeral director/embalmer. Embalmer applicants who have less than 2 years of combined intern and licensed time will be required to serve a period of internship to make up the difference to a total of 2 years.

Embalmer interns

• Must complete 2 years of intern training (consisting of at least 3600 hours of employment and the embalming of at least 50 human remains) under the supervision of a licensed embalmer in Washington.
• Note: An applicant may take the examinations before completing the intern training; however, on passing the examinations, the licenses will not be issued until the Department of Licensing receives certification of completion of intern training.
• No exam required.

Out-of-state applicants

Internships served in other states may be accepted by the Department if the intern was registered with that state board and the training is documented by the supervising licensed funeral director/embalmer. Embalmer applicants who have less than 2 years of combined intern and licensed time will be required to serve a period of internship to make up the difference to a total of 2 years.