Disinterment and Cemetery Relocation
Technical Certificate · 20 credit hours · 2 semesters · Division of Funerary and Interment Services
Authorized exhumation and remains relocation for cemetery consolidation, right-of-way acquisition, family transfer, and archaeological recovery. Petition procedure under ORC 517.23 and 517.24, chain of custody, container failure, commingled remains protocol, and NAGPRA notification requirements.
All field work in this program is performed under permit and under the supervision of a licensed funeral director. Unauthorized disinterment is a felony of the fourth degree under Ohio law.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIS 120 | Disinterment Law and Petition Procedure | 4 | 1 |
| DIS 130 | Chain of Custody and Documentation | 3 | 1 |
| DIS 140 | Site Preparation and Excavation Standards | 3 | 1 |
| DIS 210 | Field Methods and Remains Recovery | 4 | 2 |
| DIS 220 | Container Failure and Commingled Remains Protocol | 3 | 2 |
| DIS 230 | NAGPRA and Notification Requirements | 3 | 2 |
Graduates
Every day starts with the permit and the chain-of-custody sheet. The instructor said unauthorized disinterment is a fourth-degree felony so many times that I hear it in his voice on site. That is the point.
Warren Tisch, ’26 — Relocation crew lead, cemetery services
Facilities and instruction
Instruction is delivered in the facilities of the Division of Funerary and Interment Services. Additional photographs are collected at Campus photographs.
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