This rulemaking action specifies criteria for approval of courses of study offered in satisfaction of educational requirements for licensure under chapter 497, FS. This rulemaking specifies procedures for use by colleges or universities seeking to obtain approval by the Board of courses of study as satisfying specified educational requirements for specified categories of licensure under Chapter 497, F.S. The proposed rule specifies which types of courses will be deemed to satisfy the statutory requirements for specified categories of licensure under Chapter 497, F.S. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services on December 2, 2010.