Professional counselors - Fees - Qualifications

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. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 3, eff. 1/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 2, eff. 1/1/2023. Acts 1984, ch. 933, § 5; 1989, ch. 523, § 100; 1991, ch. 421, §§ 8-10; 1995, ch. 318, § 2.

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;

(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.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 3, eff. 1/1/2023.

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 2, eff. 1/1/2023.

Acts 1984, ch. 933, § 5; 1989, ch. 523, § 100; 1991, ch. 421, §§ 8-10; 1995, ch. 318, § 2.