Professional counselors — Fees — Qualifications

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-104, under Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-104

(1) An applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall pay the board a nonrefundable fee as set by the board and shall satisfy the board that the applicant:(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Is of good moral character;(3) (A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field;(B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and(C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;(4) Has had at least two (2) years of professional experience of a type judged to be acceptable by the board subsequent to being granted a graduate degree and has not violated § 63-22-110;(5) Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board;(6) Has passed the Tennessee jurisprudence exam; and(7) Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule.

(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) (A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field;(B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and(C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;

(A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field;

(B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and

(C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;

(4) Has had at least two (2) years of professional experience of a type judged to be acceptable by the board subsequent to being granted a graduate degree and has not violated § 63-22-110;

(5) Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board;

(6) Has passed the Tennessee jurisprudence exam; and

(7) Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule.